Actaeus (genus)

Actaeus armatus
Temporal range: Middle Cambrian
Reconstruction of Actaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Megacheira (?)
Genus: Actaeus
Species: A. armatus
Binomial name
Actaeus armatus
Simonetta, 1977

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]

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References

  1. Briggs, Derek E. G.; Collins, Desmond (1988). "A Middle Cambrian chelicerate from Mount Stephen, British Columbia" (PDF). Palaeontology. 31 (3): 779–798. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  2. 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.
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