Forfexicaris

Forfexicaris valida is a species of Lower Cambrian arthropod, the only species in the family Forfexicarididae. It is known from only two specimens from the Maotianshan shale Lagerstätte.^[2]

Forfexicaris Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 3 PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil drawing
Reconstruction
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Order:	†Pectocaridida
Family:	†Forfexicarididae Hou, 1999
Genus:	†Forfexicaris Hou, 1999
Species:	†F. valida
Binomial name
†Forfexicaris valida Hou, 1999 [1]

Description

F. valida had a bivalved carapace, like that seen in ostracod crustaceans, which was 15 millimetres (0.59 in) long and 13 mm (0.51 in) high.^[2] It had a pair of stalked eyes, and a pair of great appendages, which closely resemble those of Occacaris.