Clypecaris
Clypecaris Temporal range:
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Genus: | †Clypecaris Hou, 1999 |
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Clypecaris is genus of bivalved Cambrian arthropod known from the Chengjiang biota. The genus was initially described for the type species C. pteroidea by Hou, 1999.[1] A second species C. serrata was described by Yang et al. in 2016.[2]
See also[]
- Arthropod
- Cambrian explosion
- Chengjiang biota
References[]
- ^ Hou, X.-G. New rare bivalved arthropods from the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang fauna, Yunnan, China. J. Paleontol. 73, 102–116 (1999)
- ^ Yang, Jie; Ortega-Hernández, Javier; Lan, Tian; Hou, Jin-bo; Zhang, Xi-guang (2016-06-10). "A predatory bivalved euarthropod from the Cambrian (Stage 3) Xiaoshiba Lagerstätte, South China". Scientific Reports. 6 (1): 27709. doi:10.1038/srep27709. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 4901283. PMID 27283406.
Categories:
- Cambrian animals
- Maotianshan shales fossils
- Prehistoric arthropod genera
- Prehistoric arthropod stubs