Pygocephalomorpha
| Pygocephalomorpha Temporal range: Carboniferous–Permian | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Pygocephalomorpha Beurlen, 1930 |
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The order Pygocephalomorpha is an extinct group of peracarid crustaceans. It contains five families, and one genus incertae sedis.[1]
Pygocephalomorpha were abundant from the Carboniferous until their extinction in the Permian.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ J. Mees (2010). "Pygocephalomorpha". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
- ↑ Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla (2002). "Habitat specialization and its relation to conservation policy in Crustacea". In Elva Escobar-Briones, Fernando Alvarez. Modern approaches to the study of Crustacea. Springer. pp. 211–221. ISBN 978-0-306-47366-1.
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