Aenigmacaris

Aenigmacaris
Aenigmacaris cornigerum from the Mississippian of Bear Gulch, Montana
†Aenigmacaris cornigerum SCHRAM & HORNER 1979 from the Mississippian (Serpukhovian) Heath Formation of Bear Gulch, Montana.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Subclass:
Hoplocarida
Order:
Aeschronectida
Family:
Aenigmacarididae
Genus:
Aenigmacaris

Schram and Horner, 1978 [1]

Aenigmacaris is an extinct genus of malacostracan crustacean, which includes the species Aenigmacaris cornigerum and Aenigmacaris minima.[2] Their closest extant relatives are the mantis shrimp.

  1. ^ Frederick R. Schram & Joan M. Schram (1979). "Some shrimp of the Madera Formation (Pennsylvanian) Manzanita Mountains, New Mexico". Journal of Paleontology. 53 (1): 169–174. JSTOR 1304046.
  2. ^ Stefan Koenemann & Ronald A. Jenner (2005). Crustacea and arthropod relationships. Crustacean issues. Volume 16. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-3498-6.