Clausocaris
Clausocaris Temporal range:
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Reconstruction of Clausocaris lithographica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea (?) |
Class: | †Thylacocephala |
Order: | †Conchyliocarida |
Genus: | †Clausocaris |
Species: | †C. lithographica
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Binomial name | |
†Clausocaris lithographica Polz, 1989
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Clausoclaris lithographica specimen
Clausocaris is an extinct genus of Thylacocephalan containing the single species Clausocaris lithographica from the Late Jurassic (Tithonian) aged Solnhofen Limestone in Germany.[1] It was originally named Clausia by Oppenheim in 1888, but was later changed to Clausocaris. The morphology suggests a lifestyle of a mobile or ambush oceanic predator.[2]
Fossils have shown a carapace covering the bulk of its body, with compound eyes, possible gills, and also "raptorial appendages" controlled by "substantial striated muscles".[2]
References[]
- ^ Clausocaris at Fossilworks.org
- ^ a b Foote, Christopher (2014-08-22). "It's an eyeball with legs! Discovering more about the extinct, enigmatic and altogether bizarre Thylacocephlans". BMC Series blog. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
Categories:
- Thylacocephala