Arthropods of the Cambrian Period

This list contains extinct arthropod genera from the Cambrian Period of the Paleozoic Era.

Artiopoda[edit]

Genus	Year of Discovery	Location of Fossils
Acanthomeridion	1989	Chengjiang Biota

Dinocaridida[edit]

Genus	Year of Discovery	Location of Fossils
Anomalocaris	1892	Emu Bay Shale Maotianshan Shales Burgess Shale
Cucumericrus	1995	Chengjiang Biota
Paranomalocaris	2013	Wulongqing Formation
Cambroraster	2019	Burgess Shale Chengjiang Biota
Hurdia	1992	Burgess Shale
Peytoia	1911	Burgess Shale Zawiszyn Formation
Ursulinacaris	2019	Carrara Formation
Titanokorys	2018	Burgess Shale
Pahvantia	1981	Wheeler Shale Marjum Formation
Amplectobelua	1995	Chengjiang Burgess Shale
Houcaris	2021
Lyrarapax	2014
Caryosyntrips	2010	Burgess Shale Wheeler Shale Marjum Formation Valdemiedes Formation
Tamisiocaris	2010	Buen Formation Sirius Passet
Opabinia	1912	Burgess Shale
Utaurora	2022	Wheeler Formation
Kerygmachela	1993	Buen Formation Sirius Passet
Laminacaris	2018
Pambdelurion	1997	Sirius Passet

Malacostraca[edit]

Genus	Year of Discovery	Location of Fossils
Hymenocaris	1853	Burgess Shale
Odaraia	1912	Burgess Shale Greater Phyllopod Bed

Mandibulata[edit]

Genus	Year of Discovery	Location of Fossils
Branchiocaris	1929	Wheeler Shale Burgess Shale
Tokummia	2017	Burgess Shale
Canadaspis	1978	Burgess Shale Pioche Shale Chengjiang Biota
Waptia	1912	Burgess Shale
Pectocaris	1999	Maotianshan Shales Burgess Shale
Clypecaris	1999	Chengjiang Biota
Pauloterminus	2002	Sirius Passet
Perspicaris	1977	Burgess Shale
Nereocaris	2012	Burgess Shale
Plenocaris	1912	Burgess Shale Chengjiang Biota
Ercaicunia	1999	Maotianshan Shales
Fibulacaris	2019	Burgess Shale
Synophalos^[1]	2009	Maotianshan Shales

Marrellomorpha[edit]

Genus	Year of Discovery	Location of Fossils
Marrella	1912	Burgess Shale Kaili Formation Balang Formation
Skania	1931	Maotianshan Shales Burgess Shale
Primicaris	2003	Chengjiang Biota

Maxillopoda[edit]

Genus	Year of Discovery	Location of Fossils
Heymonsicambria^[2]	1994	Orsten Fauna
Skara	1983	Orsten Fauna
Goticaris^[3]	1990	Orsten Fauna

Megacheira[edit]

Genus	Year of Discovery	Location of Fossils
Actaeus	1970	Burgess Shale
Alalcomenaeus	1970	Burgess Shale Chengjiang Biota Wheeler Shale
Leanchoilia	1912	Burgess Shale Chengjiang Biota Spence Shale
Fortiforceps^[4]	1997	Maotianshan Shales
Yawunik	2015	Burgess Shale
Parapeytoia	1995	Maotianshan Shales
Jianfengia	1987	Maotianshan Shales
Haikoucaris	2004	Chengjiang Biota
Kanoshoia	2020	Wheeler Formation
Yohoia	1912	Burgess Shale

Ostracoda[edit]

Genus	Year of Discovery	Location of Fossils
Carnarvonia	1912	Burgess Shale

Trilobita[edit]

Genus	Year of Discovery	Location of Fossils
Bathyuriscus	1873	Burgess Shale
Olenoides	1877	Burgess Shale Marjum Formation
Hanburia	1916	Burgess Shale Stephen Formation
Xiuqiella	1974
Acontheus	1851
Hemirhodon	1937
Thoracocare	1974	Spence Shale Formation
Abakania	1973	Sanashtykgol Formation
Zacanthoides	1888	Burgess Shale
Changaspis	1961
Ogygopsis	1889	Burgess Shale
Oryctocephalus	1886	Burgess Shale
Chancia	1924	Burgess Shale
Ehmaniella	1951	Burgess Shale
Elrathia	1924	Wheeler Formation Burgess Shale
Ellipsocephalus	1883	Słowiec Sandstone Formation
Phantaspis	2020	Mantou Formation
Lisania	1911
Bailiaspis	1936	Whitesands Bay Formation Jbel Lmgaysmat Formation Manuels River Formation Maentwrog Formations
Solenoparia	1935
Westergaardites	1937
Yunnanocephalus	1936	Chengjiang Biota
Asaphiscus	1873
Olenus	1827
Quitacetra	1967
Ejinaspis	1986
Asthenopsis	1939
Agraulos	1847	Menevia Formation Jince Formation Manuels River Formation
Coosella	1936
Norwoodia	1916
Tricrepicephalus	1935	Chefu Formation Deadwood Formation Little Elk Creek
Meniscopsia	2011
Acrocephalella	1963
Cambroproteus	2015
Cedaria	1924	Weeks Formation
Conocoryphe	1847
Galeaspis	1983
Genevievella	1936	Mungerbar Formation
Meteoraspis	1890	Limestone Formation
Validaspis	1991
Palaeolenus	1912
Ptychoparia	1847
Kootenia	1939	Burgess Shale Emu Bay Shale
Misszhouia	1985	Chengjiang Biota
Naraoia	1912	Burgess Shale Stephen Formation Chengjiang biota Formation of Southern Ontario Balang Formation Emu Bay Shale
Estaingia^[5]	1964
Bathynotus	1860
Bajanaspis	1978	Edreisk Formation
Kleptothule	1995	Sirius Passet
Acadoparadoxides	1957
Paradoxides	1822	Duda Formation
Eoredlichia	1950	Chengjiang Biota
Profallotaspis	2002
Lochmanolenellus	1952	Poleta Formation
Olenellus	1861	Pioche Shale Carrara Formation Kinzers Formation
Archaeaspis	1965	Campito Formation
Parapaokannia	1980
Plutonides	1985	Purley Shale Formation
Redlichia	1902
Repinaella	1965	Pestrotsvet Formation
Ushbaspis	1965	Shabakty Formation
Balcoracania	1970	Balcoracana Creek
Emuella	1970	Emu Bay
Megapharanaspis	2006
Wutingaspis	1944
Mesolenellus	1993	Sofiekammen Formation
Olenelloides	1894
Biceratops	1971	Pioche Shale
Bradyfallotaspis	1972
Eopeachella	2009	Delamar Mountains
Laudonia	1956
Mummaspis	1992	Mural Formation
Nephrolenellus	1993	Pyramid Shale Member Carrara Formation
Nevadella	1936	Poleta Formation Sekwi Formation
Paranephrolenellus	2007
Wanneria	1910	Kinzers Formation
Bristolia	1956	Carrara Formation
Acadoparadoxides	1957
Emigrantia	1910
Bolbolenellus	1993
Buenellus	1988	Sirius Passet
Callavia	1890	Brigus Formation
Chengjiangaspis	1980	Maotianshan Shales
Cirquella	1993
Daguinaspis	1950	Amouslek Formation
Fallotaspis	1953
Holmia	1890	Sparagmite Formation
Hydrocephalus	1846
Fritzolenellus	1998
Mesonacis	1859	Forteau Formation
Xystridura	1936
Peachella	1910
Richterops	1954
Archaeagnostus	1939
Agnostus	1822	Marjum Biota Linyi Lagerstätte Orsten Fauna
Itagnostus	1979
Peronopsis	1847
Acmarhachis	1938
Acadagnostus	1939
Agnostotes^[6]	1963
Lejopyge	1828
Glyptagnostus^[7]	1936
Egyngolia	1980
Jinghediscus	1985
Pagetia	1916	Burgess Shale
Acimetopus	1966
Pentagnostus	1940
Calodiscus	1935	Schodack Formation
Mallagnostus	1935
Runcinodiscus	1976
Serrodiscus	1941	Brigus Formation
Weymouthia	1913
Analox	1966
Litometopus	1966
Meniscuchus	1975
Ninadiscus	1980	Egyngolskaya Suite
Oodiscus	1966
Semadiscus	1978
Stigmadiscus	1966
Parapagetia	1964
Tannudiscus	1959	Purley Shale Formation
Chelediscus	1966
Bathydiscus	1966
Cobboldites	1943
Acidiscus	1966
Buenaspis	1999	Sirius Passet
Condylopyge	1847
Delgadella	1908	Tyuser Formation
Dicerodiscus	1954
Pleuroctenium	1847
Ptychagnostus	1909
Bolboparia	1966
Tchernyshevioides	1975
Toragnostus	1988
Tsunyidiscus	1966
Birmanites	1934
Kendallina	1953	Bison Creek Formation
Dikelocephalus	1852
Orygmaspis	1938	Morgan Creek Member
Cheirurus	1845
Cindarella	1996	Chengjiang Biota
Helmetia	1912	Burgess Shale Jince Formation
Tegopelte	1975	Burgess Shale Kicking Horse Shale
Retifacies	1989	Maotianshan Shales
Schmalenseeia	1903
Burlingia	1908
Entomaspis	1931
Neodrepanura	2006	Maotianshan Shales

Incertae sedis[edit]

Genus	Year of Discovery	Location of Fossils
Kiisortoqia	2010	Sirius Passet
Vladicaris	1995
Wujicaris^[8]	2010	Orsten Fauna
Protocaris	1884	Parker Formation
Burgessia	1912	Burgess Shale
Liangshanella	1997	Chengjiang Biota Burgess Shale
Kunmingella	1912	Maotianshan Shales
Comptaluta	1968	Maotianshan Shales
Jiucunella	1991	Maotianshan Shales
Kunyangella	1965	Maotianshan Shales
Cyclopites	1951
Mongolitubulus	1997
Habelia	1912	Burgess Shale
Khankaspis	1969	Snegurovka Formation
Isoxys	1890	Burgess Shale Chengjiang Biota Sirius Passet
Emeraldella	1912	Burgess Shale Wheeler Shale
Molaria	1912	Burgess Shale Sirius Passet
Sidneyia	1911	Burgess Shale Maotianshan Shales
Bailongia	2021	Maotianshan Shales
Luohuilinella	2012	Chengjiang Biota
Panlongia	2006	Guanshan Fauna
Pygmaclypeatus	2000	Chengjiang Biota
Sinoburius	1991	Chengjiang Biota
Retifacies	1989	Chengjiang Biota
Strabops	1901
Paleomerus	1956
Parapaleomerus	1999	Chengjiang Biota
Sanctacaris	1988	Burgess Shale
Mollisonia		Chengjiang Biota Burgess Shale Langston Formation Wheeler Shale
Thelxiope	1975	Burgess Shale Wheeler Shale Fezouata Formation Linyi Lagerstätte
Glypharthrus^[9]	1939	McKay Group Clay Creek
Urokodia	1989	Maotianshan Shales
Fuxianhuia	1987	Chengjiang Biota
Alacaris	2018
Chengjiangocaris	1991
Guangweicaris	2007
Tuzoia	1912	Burgess Shale Emu Bay Shale Rockslide Formation Spence Shale Wheeler Formation Marjum Formation Kinzers Formation
Klausmuelleria^[10]	2003	Orsten Fauna
Kylinxia	2020	Maotianshan Shales
Aaveqaspis	2009	Sirius Passet
Worthenella	1911	Burgess Shale
Kodymirus	1965	Paseky Shale
Mosineia	2010	Blackberry Hill
Cambropachycope	1990	Orsten Fauna
Bushizheia	2020	Chiungchussu
Combinivalvula	1987	Chengjiang Biota
Diplopyge	1999	Chengjiang Biota
Dongshanocaris	1999	Chengjiang Biota
Ercaia	2001	Chengjiang Biota
Jianshania	1999	Chengjiang Biota
Pseudoiulia	1998	Chengjiang Biota
Priscansermarinus	1981	Burgess Shale
Kootenichela	2013
Forfexicaris	1999	Maotianshan Shales
Kockurus	1995
Occacaris	1999	Maotianshan Shales
Sarotrocercus	1981	Burgess Shale

References[edit]

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