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Ceratiocaris

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Kingdom
  
Suborder
  
Ceratiocaridina

Phylum
  
Order
  
Archaeostraca

Subphylum
  
Family
  
Ceratiocarididae

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
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Similar
  
Phyllocarida, Slimonia, Ainiktozoon, Leptostraca, Jamoytius

Ceratiocaris is a genus of paleozoic phyllocarid crustaceans whose fossils are found in marine strata from the Upper Ordovician until the genus' extinction during the Silurian. They are typified by eight short thoracic segments, seven longer abdominal somites and an elongated pretelson somite. Their carapace is slightly oval shaped; they have many ridges parallel to the ventral margin and possess a horn at the anterior end. They are well known from the Silurian Eramosa formation of Ontario, Canada.

Ceratiocaris New York Phyllocarid 1 Indiana9 Fossils

The following species are included:

  • Ceratiocaris macroura Collette & Rudkin, 2010
  • Ceratiocaris monroei Salter in Murchison, 1859
  • Ceratiocaris murchisoni Jones & Woodward, 1888
  • Ceratiocaris papilio Salter in Murchison, 1859
  • Ceratiocaris pusilla Matthew, 1889
  • Ceratiocaris stygia Salter in Murchison, 1859
  • Ceratiocaris solenoides M'Coy, 1849
  • Ceratiocaris winneshiekensis Briggs et al., 2016

  • Ceratiocaris Late Silurian Fossils From Ny amp Ont Member Collections The
    Ceratiocaris Ceratiocaris papilio Phyllocarids

    Ceratiocaris Lesmahagow

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    References

    Ceratiocaris Wikipedia