Aenigmacaris
Extinct genus of crustaceans
| Aenigmacaris | |
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| †Aenigmacaris cornigerum SCHRAM & HORNER 1979 from the Mississippian (Serpukhovian) Heath Formation of Bear Gulch, Montana. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Subclass: | Hoplocarida |
| Order: | Aeschronectida |
| Family: | Aenigmacarididae |
| Genus: | Aenigmacaris Schram and Horner, 1978 [1] |
Aenigmacaris is an extinct genus of malacostracan crustacean, which includes the species Aenigmacaris cornigerum and Aenigmacaris minima.[2] Their closest extant relatives are the mantis shrimp.
References
- ^ Frederick R. Schram & Joan M. Schram (1979). "Some shrimp of the Madera Formation (Pennsylvanian) Manzanita Mountains, New Mexico". Journal of Paleontology. 53 (1): 169–174. JSTOR 1304046.
- ^ Stefan Koenemann & Ronald A. Jenner (2005). Crustacea and arthropod relationships. Crustacean issues. Volume 16. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-3498-6.
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