Phyllocarida is a subclass of crustaceans, comprising the extant order Leptostraca and the extinct orders Hymenostraca and Archaeostraca.[2] This clade of marine crustaceans diversified extensively during the Ordovician.[3]
| Phyllocarida Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| Nebalia bipes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Subclass: | Phyllocarida Packard, 1879 |
| Orders[1] | |
See also
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edit- ↑ "Phyllocarida". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ P. J. F. Davie (2001). "Subclass: Phyllocarida, Introduction". Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1). Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3A. CSIRO Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-643-06791-2.
- ↑ 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". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 623. Bibcode:2023PPP...62311638L. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2023.111638. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
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