Erjiecaris
Extinct genus of arthropod
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Erjiecaris Is an extinct genus of bivalved Cambrian arthropod, known from the Chengjiang Biota of Yunnan, China. It is only known from a single species Erjiecaris minisculo. Around 1 centimetre (0.39 in) long, It has an unusual flattened head-shield, with an elongate body with at least 19 segments and a forked tail similar to Waptia. Unlike most bivalved arthropods, its simple, unstalked eyes are placed on top of the headshield. It was likely a nektobenthic (swimming above ocean floor) deposit feeder. The relationship of Erjiecaris to other arthropods was considered uncertain in its original description.[1] A later study suggested it was a member of Hymenocarina.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Genus: | †Erjiecaris Fu, Zhang and Budd, 2014 |
| Species: | †E. minusculo |
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| †Erjiecaris minusculo Fu, Zhang and Budd, 2014 | |