Inquicus
Appearance
Inquicus Temporal range: Early Cambrian
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Genus: | Inquicus
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Inquicus fellatus Cong, et al 2017[1]
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Inquicus fellatus is an extinct, bottle-shaped worm from the Chengjiang Biota,[1] in what was once a marine environment from Early Cambrian Yunnan province. Its fossils are found attached to fossils of the worms Cricocosmia and Mafangscolex in either a parasitic or commensalistic relationship.
Reference
- ^ a b Peiyun Cong; Xiaoya Ma; Mark Williams; David J. Siveter; Derek J. Siveter; Sarah E. Gabbott; Dayou Zhai; Tomasz Goral; Gregory D. Edgecombe; Xianguang Hou (2017). "Host-specific infestation in early Cambrian worms". Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1 (10): 1465–1469. doi:10.1038/s41559-017-0278-4. hdl:2381/41401. PMID 29185506.