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Primicaris

Parvancorinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Primicaris Zhang et al.
2006Primicaris Lin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Parvancorinomorpha
familyParvancorinidaeGlaessner 1979
genusPrimicaris

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Primicaris Zhang et al. 2003
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Primicaris larvaformis Zhang et al. 2003
Primicaris lavaformis Zhang et al. 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: moltingg
Locomotion: passively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: omnivoreg
Vision: blindg
Created: 2009-04-08 15:15:37
Modified: 2010-08-24 06:51:49
Source: g = genus
Reference: Lin et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Middle Cambrian or 521.00000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) P. larvaformis (68083 90136 90137 90151 90164 90165) P. sp. (86929 86930)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Yunnan) P. lavaformis (132327 132330 194150 194153 194155 194160 194161 194162 194163)
Duyunian514.0 - 509.0China (Shaanxi) P. larvaformis (90680)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) P. sp. (171308)