Maotianoascus
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| Genus: | Maotianoascus
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| Species: | M. octonarius
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Maotianoascus octonarius is an extinct species of stem-group ctenophore, known from the Chinese Maotianshan shales of Yunnan. It is dated to Cambrian Stage 3 and belongs to late Early Cambrian strata.
The species is remarkable for its set of eight massive lobes.
See also
Burgess shale ctenophores
Maotianshan shales ctenophores
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