Aeschronectida
crustacean
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taxonomy
- In crustacean: Annotated classification
AeschronectidaCarboniferous.Subclass EumalacostracaLate Devonian to Holocene; carapace (when present) not bivalved; rostrum fixed; first antenna 2-branched; thoracic legs with slender, many-segmented outer branch and stout, 7-segmented inner branch, often pincerlike, used in walking or food-gathering; 6 (rarely 7) abdominal segments, with
Read More - In malacostracan: Annotated classification
†Order Aeschronectida Carboniferous; carapace covers entire thorax; thoracic legs without pincers; terminal body segment elongate; 3 families. †Order Palaeostomatopoda Late Devonian to Early Carboniferous; carapace covers thorax; anterior thoracic legs with claws; terminal body segment normal; 1 family.
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