Carnarvonia (fossil)
| Carnarvonia venosa Temporal range: Burgess Shale | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Carnarvonia Walcott, 1912 |
| Species: | † C. venosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Carnarvonia venosa Walcott, 1912 | |
Carnarvonia is a genus of arthropods of uncertain affinities, known from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale. Its bivalved carapace bears the imprints of its veins.[1]
References
- ↑ Jean Vannier, Mark Williams & David J. Siveter (1997). "The Cambrian origin of the circulatory system of crustaceans". Lethaia 30 (3): 169–184. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1997.tb00458.x.
External links
- "Carnarvonia venosa". Burgess Shale Fossil Gallery. Virtual Museum of Canada. 2011.
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