Mikhailocaris rzehaki [Mikhailocaris rzehaki]
Description
Mikhailocaris rzehaki is another species of ancient marine arthropod from the Silurian period. It was discovered in the Llandovery epoch strata in Podolia, Ukraine. Similar to other species in its genus, it has a linear body and biramous appendages. Its habitat was likely the seafloor, where it would scavenge for food, though exact behavior patterns remain unknown due to the age of the fossils.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Copepods
Copepoda
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| Order |
Misophrioida
Misophrioida
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| Family |
Speleophriids
Speleophriidae
|
| Genus |
Mikhailocaris
Mikhailocaris
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