What is Cephalocarida?
Q: What is Cephalocarida?
A: Cephalocarida is a class inside the subphylum Crustacea that has only twelve shrimp-like benthic species.
Q: How are Cephalocaridans commonly referred to?
A: Cephalocaridans are commonly referred to as horseshoe shrimps.
Q: In which family are all cephalocaridans found?
A: All cephalocaridans are in just one family: Hutchinsoniellidae.
Q: When were cephalocaridans discovered?
A: Cephalocaridans were discovered in 1955.
Q: Is there a fossil record of cephalocaridans?
A: No, there is no fossil record of cephalocaridans.
Q: What do most specialists believe about cephalocaridans?
A: Most specialists believe cephalocaridans to be basal (primitive) among crustaceans.
Q: How many species are there in the class Cephalocarida?
A: There are only twelve shrimp-like benthic species in the class Cephalocarida.
