Biology:Phyllocarida

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Short description: Subclass of crustaceans

Phyllocarida
Temporal range: 425–0 Ma
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Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Subclass: Phyllocarida
Packard, 1879
Orders

Phyllocarida is a subclass of crustaceans, comprising the extant order Leptostraca and the extinct orders Hymenostraca and Archaeostraca.[1] This clade of marine crustaceans diversified extensively during the Ordovician.[2]

See also

References

  1. P. J. F. Davie (2001). "Subclass: Phyllocarida, Introduction". Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1). Zoological catalogue of Australia. 19.3A. CSIRO Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-643-06791-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=Sc7i6AL-GewC&pg=PA24. 
  2. Liu, Yi-long; Fan, Ruo-ying; Zong, Rui-wen; Gong, Yi-ming (1 August 2023). "First occurrence of caryocaridids (Crustacea, Phyllocarida) in the Ordovician of North China". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 623. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2023.111638. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018223002560. Retrieved 14 July 2023. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q578752 entry