Sanctacaris

Sanctacaris uncata

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Genus: †Sanctacaris
Species: †S. uncata

Name

Sanctacaris Briggs & Collins, 1988: 480

Type species: Sanctacaris uncata Briggs & Collins, 1988, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Briggs, D.E.G. & Collins, D. 1988. A Middle Cambrian chelicerate from Mount Stephen, British Columbia. Palaeontology 31(3): 779–798. BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Legg, D.A. 2014. Sanctacaris uncata: the oldest chelicerate (Arthropoda). Naturwissenschaften 101: 1065–1073. DOI: 10.1007/s00114-014-1245-4 . Reference page.