Phyllocarida Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: P. J. F. Davie . 2001 . Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1) . Zoological catalogue of Australia . 19.3A . . 978-0-643-06791-2 . Subclass: Phyllocarida, Introduction . 24 . 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 . . 623 . 10.1016/j.palaeo.2023.111638 . 2023PPP...62311638L . 14 July 2023.

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