Actaeus (animal)

Actaeus; Temporal range: Middle Cambrian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Reconstruction of Actaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	†Megacheira (?)
Genus:	†Actaeus
Species:	†A. armatus
Binomial name
	†Actaeus armatus; Simonetta, 1977

Actaeus is a Cambrian organism with a resemblance to the great appendage arthropods. It is known from a single specimen recovered from the Burgess Shale of British Columbia, Canada.[1] The specimen is over 6 cm long and has a body consisting of a head shield, 11 body tergites, and a terminal plate.[2]

References

Briggs, Derek E. G.; Collins, Desmond (1988). "A Middle Cambrian chelicerate from Mount Stephen, British Columbia" (PDF). Palaeontology. 31 (3): 779–798. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
Whittington, H. B. (May 12, 1981). "Rare Arthropods from the Burgess Shale, Middle Cambrian, British Columbia". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 292 (1060): 329–357. Bibcode:1981RSPTB.292..329W. doi:10.1098/rstb.1981.0033.

External links

"Actaeus armatus". Burgess Shale Fossil Gallery. Virtual Museum of Canada. 2011. (Burgess Shale species 23)

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[Stephan-1] Briggs, Derek E. G.; Collins, Desmond (1988). "A Middle Cambrian chelicerate from Mount Stephen, British Columbia" (PDF). Palaeontology. 31 (3): 779–798. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2010.

[Rare-2] Whittington, H. B. (May 12, 1981). "Rare Arthropods from the Burgess Shale, Middle Cambrian, British Columbia". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 292 (1060): 329–357. Bibcode:1981RSPTB.292..329W. doi:10.1098/rstb.1981.0033.