Lyrarapax
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| Comparison of the frontal appendages of the two species | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | †Dinocaridida |
| Order: | †Radiodonta |
| Clade: | †Amplectobeluidae |
| Genus: | †Lyrarapax Cong et al., 2014[1] |
| Type species | |
| Lyrarapax unguispinus Cong et al., 2014
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Lyrarapax is a
euarthropods.[1] Its fossilized remains were found in Yunnan in southwestern China. A second species was described in 2016, differing principally in the morphology of its frontal appendages.[2] It is a small animal, measuring up to 8 cm (3.1 in) in total body length.[3]
Etymology
The scientific name "Lyrarapax" is a compound word of the Latin "lyra" (lyre) and "rapax" (predator), and is named after the outline of the body of this genus, which resembles a stringed instrument called a lyre, as well as its presumed predatory lifestyle.[1]