Podocopida

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Podocopida

crustacean order

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crustacean
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Order PodocopidaOrdovician to present; antennae uniramous; 5 pairs of postoral appendages; marine, freshwater, and terrestrial.Class MalacostracaCambrian to present; typically with compound eyes, stalked or sessile; 8 thoracic and 6 abdominal segments, each potentially capable of bearing a pair of appendages; about 22,000 species.…
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Order PodocopidaOrdovician to present; antennae uniramous; 5 pairs of postoral appendages; marine, freshwater, and terrestrial.Class MalacostracaCambrian to present; typically with compound eyes, stalked or sessile; 8 thoracic and 6 abdominal segments, each potentially capable of bearing a pair of appendages; about 22,000 species.…
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