Anomalocaris

Anomalocaris canadensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Radiodonta
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Classis: †Dinocaridida Ordo: †Radiodonta

Familia: †Anomalocarididae
Genus: †Anomalocaris
Species: †A. daleyae – †A. canadensis

Name

Anomalocaris Whiteaves, 1892

Type species: Anomalocaris canadensis Whiteaves, 1892, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Whiteaves, J.F. 1892. Description of a new genus and species of phyllocarid Crustacea from the Middle Cambrian of Mount Stephen, B.C. Canadian Record of Science 5(4): 205–208. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 205]

Additional references

• Briggs, D.E.G. & Mount, J.D. 1982. The occurrence of the giant arthropod Anomalocaris in the Lower Cambrian of southern California, and the overall distribution of the genus. Journal of Paleontology 56(5): 1112–1118. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Paterson, J.R., García-Bellido, D.C. & Edgecombe, G.D. 2023. The early Cambrian Emu Bay Shale radiodonts revisited: morphology and systematics. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 21(1): Article 2225066. DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2023.2225066 . Reference page. 

Vernacular names

日本語: アノマロカリス
русский: Аномалокарис

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