Phyllocarida is a subclass of crustaceans, comprising the extant order Leptostraca and the extinct orders Hymenostraca and Archaeostraca.[1] This clade of marine crustaceans diversified extensively during the Ordovician.[2]
Phyllocarida Temporal range: | |
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Nebalia bipes | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Subclass: | Phyllocarida Packard, 1879 |
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