Oelandocaris

Oelandocaris
Temporal range: Upper Cambrian
Life restoration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Family: Oelandocarididae
Genus: Oelandocaris
Müller, 1983
Species:
O. oelandica
Binomial name
Oelandocaris oelandica
Müller, 1983

Oelandocaris is an extinct genus of stem-mandibulate,[1] or possibly a megacheiran,[2] within the family Oelandocarididae.

  1. ^ Stein, Martin; Waloszek, Dieter; Maas, Andreas (27 April 2005). "Oelandocaris oelandica and the stem lineage of Crustacea". Crustacea and Arthropod Relationships. 16: 57–71. doi:10.1201/9781420037548.ch3 (inactive 2024-11-12).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  2. ^ Aria, Cédric; Caron, Jean-Bernard (2017). "Burgess Shale fossils illustrate the origin of the mandibulate body plan". Nature. 545 (7652): 89–92. Bibcode:2017Natur.545...89A. doi:10.1038/nature22080. PMID 28445464. S2CID 4454526.