Shucaris

Shucaris
Temporal range:
Early Cambrian,
MicroCT of the holotype, a frontal appendage
Life restoration of S. ankylosskelos chasing an Erratus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Order: Radiodonta
Genus: Shucaris
Wu et al., 2024
Species:
S. ankylosskelos
Binomial name
Shucaris ankylosskelos
Wu et al., 2024

Shucaris (/ʃˈkɑːrɪs/ shoo-KAR-iss; meaning "Shu's shrimp") is a genus of radiodont of uncertain taxonomic placement from the Lower Cambrian Maotianshan Shales in Yunnan, South China. The type and only species is S. ankylosskelos, known from multiple specimens comprising frontal appendages, multiple endites, gnathobase‐like structures, a nearly complete body, a head carapace complex, and one body flap associated with setal blades.