Paranomalocaris

Paranomalocaris
Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 4
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Frontal appendages of Paranomalocaris
Holotype of P. multisegmentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
†Dinocaridida
Order:
†Radiodonta
Genus:
†Paranomalocaris
Wang et al. 2013
Type species
Paranomalocaris multisegmentalis
Wang, Huang & Hu, 2013
species
  • Paranomalocaris simplex
    Jiao et al. 2021

Paranomalocaris is a genus of radiodont recovered from the Cambrian Stage 4 aged Wulongqing Formation, eastern Yunnan. It contains two species, Paranomalocaris multisegmentalis and P. simplex.[1] It is only known from its frontal appendage.

The frontal appendage features endites with numerous auxiliary spines, and at least 22 segments (podomeres), hence the specific name multisegmentalis.[2]

  1. ^ Jiao, De-guang; Pates, Stephen; Lerosey-Aubril, Rudy; Ortega-Hernandez, Javier; Yang, Jie; Lan, Tian; Zhang, Xi-guang (2021). "The endemic radiodonts of the Cambrian Stage 4 Guanshan biota of South China". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 66. doi:10.4202/app.00870.2020. ISSN 0567-7920. S2CID 236683029.
  2. ^ YuanYuan Wang; DiYing Huang; ShiXue Hu (2013). "New anomalocardid frontal appendages from the Guanshan biota, eastern Yunnan". Chinese Science Bulletin. 58 (32): 3937–3942. Bibcode:2013ChSBu..58.3937W. doi:10.1007/s11434-013-5908-x.