Arthropoda
Life
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Arthropods have a chitenous exoskeleton and paired jointed
appendages (e.g. legs).
Classification
From Grimaldi and Engel (2005).
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# Marellomorpha
An extinct group of marine arthropods known from the
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Arachnomorpha |
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Trilobita (trilobites) |
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Cheliceriformes |
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# Sidneyiida |
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# Emeraldellida |
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# Sanctacarida |
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Chelicerata |
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Pycnogonida (sea spiders)
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# Aglaspidida |
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Euchelicerata |
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Xiphosura (horseshoe crabs)
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# Eurypterida (sea scorpions)
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Arachnida
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Mandibulata
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Crustaceomorpha
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Martinssonia and others
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Crustacea
(crabs, lobsters, 'wood lice', shrimps, prawns, etc.)
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Atelocerata (= Tracheata)
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Myriapoda (millipedes, centipedes and others)
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Panhexapoda
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# Devonohexapodus and others
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Hexapoda (mainly insects)
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Publications
- Grimaldi, D. and Engel, M.S. 2005. Evolution of the Insects.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, New York.
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