Palaeostomatopoda
crustacean
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taxonomy
- In crustacean: Annotated classification
†Order PalaeostomatopodaCarboniferous.†Order AeschronectidaCarboniferous.Subclass EumalacostracaLate Devonian to Holocene; carapace (when present) not bivalved; rostrum fixed; first antenna 2-branched; thoracic legs with slender, many-segmented outer
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†Order Palaeostomatopoda Late Devonian to Early Carboniferous; carapace covers thorax; anterior thoracic legs with claws; terminal body segment normal; 1 family. Order Stomatopoda (mantis shrimps) Early Carboniferous, Mesozoic to Holocene; carapace short, exposing thoracic segments 5–8; first 5 pairs of legs clawlike, hind 3
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