Phyllocarida

Phyllocarida Temporal range: 500–0  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Nebalia bipes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Subclass:	Phyllocarida Packard, 1879
Orders
Leptostraca † Hymenostraca † Archaeostraca

Phyllocarida is a subclass of crustaceans, comprising the extant order Leptostraca and the extinct orders Hymenostraca and Archaeostraca. ^[1] This clade of marine crustaceans diversified extensively during the Ordovician. ^[2]

See also

• Ceratiocaris
• Cinerocaris
• Vladicaris

References

1. P. J. F. Davie (2001). "Subclass: Phyllocarida, Introduction". Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1). Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3A. CSIRO Publishing. p. 24. ISBN   978-0-643-06791-2.
2. Liu, Yi-long; Fan, Ruo-ying; Zong, Rui-wen; Gong, Yi-ming (1 August 2023). "First occurrence of caryocaridids (Crustacea, Phyllocarida) in the Ordovician of North China" . Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology . 623. Bibcode:2023PPP...62311638L. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2023.111638 . Retrieved 14 July 2023.