Canadaspis
Sign in to saveCanadaspis ("Shield of Canada") is an extinct genus of bivalved Cambrian marine arthropod, known from North America and China. They are thought to have been benthic feeders that moved mainly by walking and possibly used its biramous appendages to stir mud in search of food. They have been placed within the Hymenocarina, which includes other bivalved Cambrian arthropods.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Hymenocarina
- Image
- Canadaspis perfecta Burgess Shale.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Canadaspis
- Commons category
- Canadaspis
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~6 min read
Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Description
- ''Canadaspis'' ''perfecta''
- ''Canadaspis laevigata''
- Ecology
- Classification
- Fossil occurrences
- See also
- References
- External links
Canadaspis ("Shield of Canada") is an extinct genus of bivalved Cambrian marine arthropod, known from North America and China. They are thought to have been benthic feeders that moved mainly by walking and possibly used its biramous appendages to stir mud in search of food. They have been placed within the Hymenocarina, which includes other bivalved Cambrian arthropods.
==Description==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Canadaspis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.