Clypecaris

Clypecaris is genus of bivalved Cambrian arthropod known from the Chengjiang biota. The genus was initially described for the type species C. pteroidea by Hou, 1999.[1] A second species C. serrata was described by Yang et al in 2016.[2]

Clypecaris
Temporal range: Early Cambrian–Mid Cambrian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Genus: †Clypecaris
Hou, 1999
Species
  • Clypecaris pteroidea Hou, 1999
  • 'Clypecaris serrata Yang et al, 2016

See also

References
  1. Hou, X.-G. New rare bivalved arthropods from the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang fauna, Yunnan, China. J. Paleontol. 73, 102–116 (1999)
  2. Yang, Jie; Ortega-Hernández, Javier; Lan, Tian; Hou, Jin-bo; Zhang, Xi-guang (2016-06-10). "A predatory bivalved euarthropod from the Cambrian (Stage 3) Xiaoshiba Lagerstätte, South China". Scientific Reports. 6 (1): 27709. doi:10.1038/srep27709. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 4901283. PMID 27283406.


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