Pygocephalomorpha

The order Pygocephalomorpha is an extinct group of peracarid crustaceans. It contains five families, and one genus incertae sedis.[1]

Pygocephalomorpha
Temporal range: Carboniferous–Permian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Superorder:
Peracarida
Order:
Pygocephalomorpha

Beurlen, 1930
Families
  • Notocarididae
  • Pygocephalidae
  • Tealliocarididae
  • Tylocarididae
  • Pygaspis

Pygocephalomorpha were abundant from the Carboniferous until their extinction in the Permian.[2]

See also

References
  1. J. Mees (2010). "Pygocephalomorpha". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
  2. Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla (2002). "Habitat specialization and its relation to conservation policy in Crustacea". In Elva Escobar-Briones, Fernando Alvarez (ed.). Modern approaches to the study of Crustacea. Springer. pp. 211–221. ISBN 978-0-306-47366-1.


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