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.
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†Aenigmacaris cornigerum SCHRAM & HORNER 1979 from the Mississippian (Serpukhovian) Heath Formation of Bear Gulch, Montana. | |
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Genus: | Aenigmacaris Schram and Horner, 1978 [1]
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Stefan Koenemann & Ronald A. Jenner (2005). Crustacea and arthropod relationships. Crustacean issues. Volume 16. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-3498-6.