Paranomalocaris

Paranomalocaris is a genus of radiodont recovered from the Cambrian Stage 4 aged Wulongqing Formation, eastern Yunnan. It contains two species, Paranomalocaris multisegmentalis and P. simplex.^[1] It is only known from its frontal appendage.

Paranomalocaris Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 4 PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Frontal appendages of Paranomalocaris
Holotype of P. multisegmentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	†Dinocaridida
Order:	†Radiodonta
Genus:	†Paranomalocaris Wang et al. 2013
Type species
Paranomalocaris multisegmentalis Wang, Huang & Hu, 2013
species
Paranomalocaris simplex Jiao et al. 2021

The frontal appendage features endites with numerous auxiliary spines, and at least 22 segments (podomeres), hence the specific name multisegmentalis.^[2]