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Ankitokazocaris utatsuensis

Thylacocephala

Taxonomy
Kitakamicaris utatsuensis was named by Ehiro and Kato (2015). Its type specimen is IGPS 111448, a carapace, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Cape Tatezaki, Utatsu, Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture, which is in a Spathian marine siliciclastic in the Osawa Formation of Japan.

It was recombined as Ankitokazocaris utatsuensis by Laville et al. (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Kitakamicaris utatsuensis Ehiro and Kato p. 274 figs. 5, 7-9
2019Miyagicaris costata Ehiro et al. p. 329 fig. 10
2021Ankitokazocaris utatsuensis Laville et al. p. 89 fig. 4G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
EucrustaceaKingsley 1894
classThylacocephalaPinna et al. 1982
genusAnkitokazocarisArduini 1990
speciesutatsuensis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Ankitokazocaris utatsuensis Ehiro and Kato 2015
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Invalid names: Miyagicaris costata Ehiro et al. 2019 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-04-21 09:54:11
Modified: 2010-02-06 06:20:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Spathian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Japan Kitakamicaris utatsuensis (107621 type locality: 173664)