Phosphatocopina

Phosphatocopina
Temporal range: Cambrian Series 2–Furongian
Hesslandona (left), Klausmuelleria (centre), Vestrogothia (right)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Phosphatocopina
Müller, 1964
Genera

Phosphatocopina (alternatively Phosphatocopida) is an extinct group of bivalved arthropods known from the Cambrian period. They are generally sub-milimetric to a few millimetres in size. They are typically only known from isolated carapaces, but some found in Orsten-type phosphatized preservation have their bodies preserved in high fidelity in three dimensions.