Malacostraca - Palaeocaridacea - Palaeocarididae
Full reference: F. B. Meek and A. H. Worthen. 1865. Notice of some new types of organic remains from the Coal Measures of Illinois. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 17:41-53
Belongs to Palaeocaris according to V. Perrier et al. 2006
See also Meek and Worthen 1865
Sister taxa: Palaeocaris retractata, Palaeocaris secretanae
Type specimen: University of Illinois X 338. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (University of Illinois collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: Illinois collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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