Maotianoascus

Maotianoascus octonarius
Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 3
Artist's reconstruction
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Genus: Maotianoascus
Species: M. octonarius
Binomial name
Maotianoascus octonarius

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

References

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