Malacostraca

Shrimp

Aeger elegans
Scale 4 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 1
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Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Animalia

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Play: Aeger elegant had a MOVE of 1.

Fact: This is a species of shrimp that was found in the Solnhofen limestone of Germany.

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Aeger elegans is a species of fossil prawn from the Solnhofen Plattenkalk.[1]   (From: Wikipedia, February 2017) read more

Paleomattea

Paleomattea deliciosa
Scale 5 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 1
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Anthropoda, Malacostraca, Animalia

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The name of this shellfish means “ancient delicacy” and is derived from the Latin word deliciosa which means delicious.

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Paleomattea is an extinct genus of prawn, containing the single species Paleomattea deliciosa.[1] The species is only known from the stomach contents of the fish Rhacolepis, which is referred to by the specific epithet deliciosa (“delicious”), and in the generic name, where mattea means “delicacy“.[2] (From Wikipedia, February 2015) read more

Beurlenia

Beurlenia genus
Scale 4 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 1
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Anthropoda, Malacostraca, Animalia

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This extinct shrimp is named after the German paleontologist Karl Beurlen (1901-1985), who studied fossils in Brazil.

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Beurlenia araripensis is an extinct species of shrimp in its own genus, Beurlenia.[1] It is named after the German palaeontologist Karl Beurlen (1901–1985).[2] (From Wikipedia, February 2015) read more

Aeger elegans

Aeger elegans
Scale 4 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 1
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Anthropoda, Malacostraca, Animalia

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Aeger elegans is a species of shrimp that was found in the Solnhofen limestone of Germany.

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Graphic by Masur (CC-BY-SA-2.0)www.amnh.org/
Aeger elegans is a species of fossil prawn from the Solnhofen Plattenkalk.[1] (From Wikipedia, February 2015) read more

Northern Krill

Meganyctiphanes norvegica
Scale 4 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Anthropoda, Malacostraca, Animalia

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Play: Meganyctiphanes norvegica has a MOVE of 1. Should be played adjacent to a PLANKTON card.

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Northern krill, Meganyctiphanes norvegica, is a species of krill that lives in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is an important component of the zooplankton, providing food for whales, fish and birds. (In the Southern Ocean, Antarctic krill Euphausia superba fills a similar role.) M. norvegica is the only species recognised in the genus Meganyctiphanes,[1] although […] read more

Pacific Krill

Euphausia pacifica
Scale 4 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 2
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Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Animalia

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Play: Euphausia pacifica has a MOVE of  1 and feeds on (should be played adjacent to) a PLANKTON species card.
Fact: Euphausia pacifica oil can be used as a food  supplement

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Graphic by Victoria Heryetvictoriaheryet.com/
Euphausia pacifica A nauplius of Euphausia pacifica hatching from its egg Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Euphausiacea Family: Euphausiidae Genus: Euphausia Species: E. pacifica Binomial name Euphausia pacifica In Japan, E. pacifica is called isada krill or tsunonashi okiami (ツノナシオキアミ). It is found from Suruga Bay northwards, including all […] read more