| Forfexicaris Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 3 PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Order: | †Pectocaridida |
| Family: | †Forfexicarididae Hou, 1999 |
| Genus: | †Forfexicaris Hou, 1999 |
| Species: | †F. valida |
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| †Forfexicaris valida Hou, 1999 | |
Forfexicaris valida is a species of Lower Cambrian arthropod, the only species in the family Forfexicarididae. It is known from only two specimens from the Maotianshan shale Lagerstätte.
Description
F. valida had a bivalved carapace, like that seen in ostracod crustaceans, which was 15 millimetres (0.59 in) long and 13 mm (0.51 in) high. It had a pair of stalked eyes, and a pair of great appendages, which closely resemble those of Occacaris.
References
- Hou Xian-Guang (1999). "New rare bivalved arthropods from the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang Fauna, Yunnan, China". Journal of Paleontology. 73 (1): 102–116. doi:10.1017/S002233600002758X. JSTOR 1306748. S2CID 88183296.
- ^ Hou Xian-Guang; Richard J. Aldridge; Jan Bergström; David L. Siveter; Derek J. Siveter; Feng Xiang-Hong (2004). "Genus Forfexicaris Hou, 1999". The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China: The Flowering of Early Animal Life. Blackwell. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-4051-0673-3.
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