Archaeostraca

Archaeostraca
Temporal range:
Nahecaris stuertzi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Subclass: Phyllocarida
Order: †Archaeostraca
Claus, 1888
Suborders
  • †Caryocaridina
  • †Ceratiocaridina
  • †Echinocaridina
  • †Palaeopemphida
  • †Pephricaridina
  • †Rhinocaridina

Archaeostraca is an extinct order of crustaceans in the subclass Phyllocarida. It first appeared in the Late Cambrian and became very diverse in both the Late Silurian and the Devonian.

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