Protocaris
Genus of small freshwater animals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Protocaris marshi is an extinct species of bivalved arthropod known from a single specimen collected from the Cambrian Series 2 aged Parker Formation from the Parker Quarry of northwestern Vermont, United States[2][3] The specimen is preserved in top-down view and has a bivalved carapace, a segmented trunk and a forked tail. Its precise taxonomic position is uncertain, due to the limited nature of known remains, but it is suggested to be a member of Hymenocarina belonging to the family Protocarididae, which also includes Tokummia and Branchiocaris.[4]
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Family: | Protocarididae |
Genus: | Protocaris |
Species: | Protocaris marshi |
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