Peachocaris
| Peachocaris Temporal range: | |
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| Peachocaris strongi | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Lophogastrida |
| Family: | †Peachocarididae Schram, 1986 |
| Genus: | †Peachocaris Schram, 1976[1] |
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Peachocaris is a genus of extinct crustaceans in the order Lophogastrida containing at least two species. It is the only genus in the family Peachocarididae.[3] Peachocaris were small shrimp-like crustacean that lived in the shallow seas of the late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian). The species Peachocaris strongi is found in the Mazon Creek fossil beds, a carboniferous lagerstätte in Illinois.
The genus was named by Frederick Schram in 1974. It is named after the British paleontologist Ben Peach who provided significant contributions to the early study of Carboniferous Malacostraca.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Frederick R. Schram (1976). Crustacea. Oxford University Press. p. 606. ISBN 0-19-503742-1.
- ↑ Mees J, Meland K, eds. (2026). "Peachocaris Schram, 1974 †". World List of Lophogastrida, Stygiomysida and Mysida. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ Mees J, Meland K, eds. (2026). "Peachocarididae Schram, 1986 †". World List of Lophogastrida, Stygiomysida and Mysida. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ Frederick Schram (1976). "Peachocaris, a new name for Peachella Schram, 1974, non Walcott, 1910". Journal of Paleontology. 50: 994.