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Phyllocarida
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| Rank | subclass (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Phyllocarida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (4.3%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 530 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Phyllocarida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Phyllocarida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Surficial, fully motile fast, carnivore according to Bambach et al (2007). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Archaeostraca ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 102 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Leptostraca order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Caryocarididae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 31 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Aptychopsis ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 443 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Discinocaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 441 Ma Silurian | |
| Peltocaris ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 443 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
| Phasganocaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Proboscicaris ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Protocimex ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tuzoia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 31 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1879 | Phyllocarida Packard |
| 2001 | Phyllocarida Martin and Davis p. 65 |
| 2002 | Phyllocarida Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Phyllocarida Briggs et al. p. 131 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
