Mikhailocaris belmonthensis [Mikhailocaris belmonthensis]
Description
Mikhailocaris belmonthensis is a species of marine arthropod that existed during the Silurian period. It was discovered in the Belmont hardground, a geological formation in the United States. It has a slender, elongated body with multiple segments, each bearing a pair of biramous appendages. The creature's habitat was likely the seafloor, where it may have scavenged for food.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
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|---|---|
| Class |
Copepods
Copepoda
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| Order |
Misophrioida
Misophrioida
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| Family |
Speleophriids
Speleophriidae
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| Genus |
Mikhailocaris
Mikhailocaris
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