Ctenorhabdotus
| Ctenorhabdotus capulus Temporal range: 515–505 Ma | |
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| Artist's reconstruction | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Ctenophora |
| Genus: | Ctenorhabdotus |
| Species: | C. capulus |
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| Ctenorhabdotus capulus | |
Ctenorhabdotus capulus is an extinct species of ctenophore (or comb jelly), known from the Canadian Burgess shale in British Columbia. It is approximately 515 to 505 million years old and was equipped with 24 comb rows, three times as many as known from modern ctenophores. 5 specimens of Ctenorhabdotus are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise < 0.1% of the community.[1]
See also
- Burgess Shales ctenophores in addition to Ctenorhabdotus
External links
- "Ctenorhabdotus capulus". Burgess Shale Fossil Gallery. Virtual Museum of Canada. 2011.
References
- ↑ Caron, Jean-Bernard; Jackson, Donald A. (October 2006). "Taphonomy of the Greater Phyllopod Bed community, Burgess Shale". PALAIOS 21 (5): 451–65. doi:10.2110/palo.2003.P05-070R. JSTOR 20173022.
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