Forfexicaris
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| Forfexicaris Temporal range:
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| File:Forfexicaris valida Hou.png | |
| Fossil drawing | |
| File:Forfexicaris valida.jpg | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Order: | †Pectocaridida |
| Family: | †Forfexicarididae Hou, 1999 |
| Genus: | †Forfexicaris Hou, 1999 |
| Species: | †F. valida
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| Binomial name | |
| †Forfexicaris valida Hou, 1999 [1]
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Forfexicaris valida is a species of Lower Cambrian arthropod, the only species in the family Forfexicarididae. It is known from only two specimens from the Maotianshan shale Lagerstätte.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]F. valida had a bivalved carapace, like that seen in ostracod crustaceans, which was 15 millimetres (0.59 in) long and 13 mm (0.51 in) high.[2] It had a pair of stalked eyes, and a pair of great appendages, which closely resemble those of Occacaris.
References
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