Lenisicaris

Lenisicaris
A reconstruction of L. lupata's frontal appendage
Reconstruction of the frontal appendage of L. pennsylvanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Stem group: Arthropoda
Class: Dinocaridida
Order: Radiodonta
Family: Anomalocarididae
Genus: Lenisicaris
Wu et al, 2021
Type species
Lenisicaris lupata
Wu et al., 2021
Other species
  • L. pennsylvanica
    (Resser, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Anomalocaris pennsylvanica
    (Resser, 1929)

Lenisicaris, from Latin lēnis, meaning "smooth", and Ancient Greek καρίς (karís), meaning "shrimp", is an extinct Cambrian anomalocaridid radiodont, known from the Maotianshan Shales of China and the Kinzers Formation of Pennsylvania.