Actaeus armatus
| Actaeus armatus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | †Megacheira |
| Order: | †Leanchoilida |
| Family: | †Leanchoiliidae |
| Genus: | †Actaeus |
| Species: | †A. armatus
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| †Actaeus armatus Simonetta, 1977
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Actaeus is a Cambrian organism with a resemblance to the great appendage arthropods. It is known from a single specimen recovered from the Burgess Shale of British Columbia, Canada.[1] The specimen is over 6 cm long and has a body consisting of a head shield, 11 body tergites, and a terminal plate.[2]
References
- ^ Briggs, Derek E. G.; Collins, Desmond (1988). "A Middle Cambrian chelicerate from Mount Stephen, British Columbia" (PDF). Palaeontology. 31 (3): 779–798. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
- ^ Whittington, H. B. (May 12, 1981). "Rare Arthropods from the Burgess Shale, Middle Cambrian, British Columbia". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 292 (1060): 329–357. Bibcode:1981RSPTB.292..329W. doi:10.1098/rstb.1981.0033.
External links
- "Actaeus armatus". Burgess Shale Fossil Gallery. Virtual Museum of Canada. 2011. (Burgess Shale species 23)