Stanleycaris

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Stanleycaris
Temporal range: Miaolingian
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Reconstruction of S. hirpex
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Fossil specimens of S. hirpex
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class:† Dinocaridida
Order:† Radiodonta
Family:† Hurdiidae
Genus:† Stanleycaris
Species:
†S. hirpex
Binomial name
†Stanleycaris hirpex
Pates, Daley & Ortega-Hernández (2018)

Stanleycaris is an extinct, monotypic genus of hurdiid radiodont from the middle Cambrian (Miaolingian). The type species is Stanleycaris hirpex. Stanleycaris was described from the Stephen Formation near the Stanley Glacier [1] and Burgess Shale locality of Canada, [2] as well as Wheeler Formation of United States. [3] The genus was characterized by the rake-like frontal appendages with robust inner spines. [4] [2]

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Stanleycaris was originally described only from frontal appendages and oral cone. [3] However, in 2022, 268 specimens of Stanleycaris, many of which were complete, were studied, making Stanleycaris a well documented radiodont. [2] Stanleycaris had three eyes, a bizarre configuration previously unknown among other radiodont genera; yet this head anatomy supports early differentiation among arthropod head and trunk segmentation. [2]

The original description of the taxon appeared in an online supplement to the article published by Jean-Bernard Caron, Robert R. Gaines, M. Gabriela Mángano, Michael Streng and Allison C. Daley in 2010. [1] That description did not satisfy of the requirements of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, as the Code did not accept taxa named in electronic publications as validly named until 2012; [3] the name was eventually validated by Pates, Daley & Ortega-Hernández (2018). [5]

Etymology

Its generic name means "Crab of Stanley Glacier"; hirpex, L. "large rake", reflects the rake-like nature of its spiny frontal appendages. [1]

Anatomy

Stanleycaris was a small radiodont, with whole body specimen measured around 1 to 8.3 centimetres (0.39 to 3.27 in), excluding the tail. Even based on the largest, 3 centimetres (1.2 in)-long isolated frontal appendage, the upper body length was thought to be less than 20 centimetres (7.9 in) long. [2] Unlike most hurdiids with large head and broad neck region, the body of Stanleycaris was streamlined like those of anomalocaridids and amplectobeluids. [2]

Interpretation of the brain and associated structures of radiodonts until 2014 (A), and after anatomy of Stanleycaris (B) 20220715 Radiodonta brain interpretations.png
Interpretation of the brain and associated structures of radiodonts until 2014 (A), and after anatomy of Stanleycaris (B)

The small head occupies about 15% of the total body length. Each lateral compound eye was estimated to have around 1000 ommatidia. In addition of a pair of stalked lateral eyes, a third, large median eye was located behind its preocular sclerite (H-element). Similar structures were evident in the fossils of Peytoia and Lyrarapax , suggesting these genera possibly had a median eye too. [2] Contrary to the agreement around mid and late 2010s (based on the discovery of Lyrarapax since 2014) suggest radiodonts had only protocerebrum on their cerebral ganglion, [6] The neuroanatomical evidence of Stanleycaris suggests radiodonts have both protocerebrum and deutocerebrum, and circumesophageal connective that surround digestive system between them. [2] Unlike other radiodonts, the paired lateral sclerites (P-element) are not evident in any Stanleycaris specimens, suggesting they were exclusively absent in this genus. [2]

Frontal appendage

The 1 to 3 centimetres (0.39 to 1.18 in)-long frontal appendages are the most commonly found component of this genus. It comprise 14 segments (podomeres) with 5 long, rake-like curved blades (endites) protruding from the ventral surface of podomere 3–7, while podomere 2 and 9 have short endites. [4] The upper surface bore a row of inner-facing, mostly forked robust spines (gnathites) which are unique to this genus. [4] Similar to Peytoia , the distal podomeres have claw-like dorsal and terminal spines. [4]

Oral cone

The mouth was surrounded by a tetraradial oral cone, which comprises 28 tooth plates instead of 32 like those of other hurdiid genera. [4] Each of the 4 large plate have 2 additional nodes, and the mouth opening has no additional inner plates. [2]

Trunk region

The trunk region have 17 segments with paired lateroventral flaps, as well as 4 caudal filiform blades on the tail. The setal blades (band of gill lamellae) were suggested to be positioned ventrally on each of the trunk segment, [2] contrary to the general reconstruction of radiodont with dorsal setal blades. [7]

Paleoecology

Life reconstruction of S. hirpex on seafloor Stanleycaris.png
Life reconstruction of S. hirpex on seafloor

Stanleycaris was most likely a visual predator that specialized primarily on macroscopic, soft-bodied benthic prey. Based on its streamlined body shape and broad trunk flaps, it may have been able to chase relatively fast-moving prey. [2] With strong differentiation of lateral–medial, inner–outer, and proximal–distal morphologies, Stanleycaris was probably able to trap (by using endites), manipulate (by using distal raptorial portion), and masticate (by using gnathites) prey items. [4]

Classification

Radiodonta

Tamisiocarididae 20191228 Radiodonta frontal appendage Tamisiocarididae Cetiocaridae.png

Anomalocarididae 20210626 Anomalocaris.png

Amplectobeluidae 20210912 Amplectobeluidae.png

Hurdiidae

Stanleycaris 20220716 Stanleycaris hirpex.png

Schinderhannes 20210708 Schinderhannes bartelsi diagrammatic reconstruction.png

Peytoia 20191021 Peytoia nathorsti Laggania cambria.png

Aegirocassis 20191205 Aegirocassis benmoulai Aegirocassis benmoulae.png

Hurdia 20210619 Hurdia.png

Pahvantia 20210516 Radiodonta head sclerites Pahvantia hastata.png

Cambroraster 20200329 Cambroraster falcatus.png

Titanokorys 20210909 Radiodonta head sclerites Titanokorys gainesi.png

Cordaticaris 20210516 Radiodonta head sclerites Cordaticaris striatus.png

Phylogenetic position of Stanleycaris after Moysiuk & Caron 2022. [2]

Stanleycaris was analysed to be one of the basalmost hurdiid radiodont, alongside Peytoia and Schinderhannes which shares some anatomical similarities. [8] [4] [9] [2] This suggests that the anomalocaridid/amplectobeluid-like traits (e.g. streamlined body; small head sclerites; frontal appendages with curved dorsal spines) found in these hurdiids represent radiodont ancestral characters. [8] [4] [2]

The specimen KUMIP 153923 from the Cambrian Wheeler Formation (Utah, United States), which was described by Robison (1985) as a whole body of new lobopodian species Aysheaia prolata, was reinterpreted as an isolated frontal appendage of Stanleycaris sp. by Pates, Daley & Ortega-Hernández (2017). [10]

See also

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