Hymenocaris

Hymenocaris is a genus of Cambrian crustaceans.

Hymenocaris
Temporal range:
Life restoration of Hymenocaris vermicauda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Subphylum:
Class:
Order:
Hymenostraca

Rolfe, 1969
Family:
Hymenocarididae

Haeckel, 1896
Genus:
Hymenocaris

Salter, 1853
Species:
H. vermicauda
Binomial name
Hymenocaris vermicauda
Salter, 1853

Taxonomy

Some species originally assigned to Hymenocaris were later transferred to Canadaspis, such as Canadaspis perfecta (Hymenocaris perfecta), leaving only Hymenocaris vermicauda.[1] Differences between Hymenocaris and Canadaspis have been used to justify erecting a separate family, Hymenocarididae and order, Hymenostraca for Hymenocaris,[1] although it is also sometimes placed in the family Canadaspididae and the order Canadaspidida.[2]

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