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Emucarididae
Extinct family of arthropods / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emucarididae is an extinct family of soft-shelled trilobite-like arthropods (nektaspids) from the Lower Cambrian of South Australia and South China. It contains only two genera – Emucaris and Kangacaris. Two species were described in 2010 from specimens recovered from Emu Bay Shale Lagerstätte, one species in 2012 from the Maotianshan Shales.[1] It is classified under the order Nektaspida, and is a sister-group to the families Liwiidae and Naraoiidae.[2]
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Emucarididae | |
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Kangacaris and Emucaris | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Order: | †Nektaspida |
Family: | †Emucarididae Paterson et al., 2010 |
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