Skaracarida

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Skaracarida

crustacean

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crustacean
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†Subclass SkaracaridaLate Cambrian; 12 trunk segments; no thoracic appendages apart from maxillipeds.Subclass CopepodaMiocene to present; no carapace; no compound eyes; 1 or more trunk segments fused to head; typically 6 pairs of thoracic limbs; no abdominal limbs; larva usually a nauplius; free-living and…
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†Subclass SkaracaridaLate Cambrian; 12 trunk segments; no thoracic appendages apart from maxillipeds.Subclass CopepodaMiocene to present; no carapace; no compound eyes; 1 or more trunk segments fused to head; typically 6 pairs of thoracic limbs; no abdominal limbs; larva usually a nauplius; free-living and…
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