It preserves nine pairs of appendages, all uniramous and likely used for walking, which bear some similarity to the legs of Scutigeromorpha.

Cambropodus shares many similarities to the enigmatic fossil Portalia especially in the limbs, however it may be more derived and closer to Arthropoda due to the antenniform structures and apparently jointed legs.

[1] Cambropodus was likely cursorial and epibenthic, as evidenced by the structure of its legs closely matching other fast arthropods.

Cambropodus is an arbitrary combination of letters which derives from the age of the fossil and the arthropodan affinity of the animal.

The species name gracilis comes from the Latin word for "slender", referring to the legs of the animal.