Paranomalocaris
Paranomalocaris Temporal range:
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Frontal appendage of Paranomalocaris multisegmentalis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Dinocaridida |
Order: | †Radiodonta |
Family: | †Anomalocarididae |
Genus: | †Paranomalocaris Wang et al. 2013 |
Species: | †P. multisegmentalis
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Binomial name | |
†Paranomalocaris multisegmentalis Wang et al. 2013
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Paranomalocaris is a genus of primitive radiodont recovered from eastern Yunnan. It contains a single species, Paranomalocaris multisegmentalis. It is only known from its frontal appendage (now known to be homologous to the labrum of euarthropod and primary antennae of Onychophorans). The frontal appendage features endites with numerous auxiliary spines, and at least 22 segments (podomeres), hence the specific name multisegmentalis.[1]
References
- ^ YuanYuan Wang; DiYing Huang; ShiXue Hu (2013). "New anomalocardid frontal appendages from the Guanshan biota, eastern Yunnan". Chinese Science Bulletin. 58 (32): 3937–3942. Bibcode:2013ChSBu..58.3937W. doi:10.1007/s11434-013-5908-x.