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Guangweicaris

Guangweicarididae

Taxonomy

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Guangweicaris Luo et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
familyGuangweicarididae
genusGuangweicaris

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G. †Guangweicaris Luo et al. 2007
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Guangweicaris spinatus Luo et al. 2007
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H.-L. Luo et al. 2007Shrimp-like body consists of three parts: the cephalon, the thorax, and the abdomen. 13 tergites present throughout the entire body, including 3 cephalic tergites, 4 thoracic tergites, and 6 abdominal tergites. There is an acron at the front of the cephalon and a telson
attached to the abdomen. Medial spines present on all thorax and abdomen tergites.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: epifaunalg
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2010-09-22 01:16:40
Modified: 2010-09-22 03:16:40
Source: g = genus, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Botomian or 516.00000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian516.0 - 512.9China (Yunnan) G. spinatus (90353)