Scleroctenophora

Scleroctenophora
Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 3
Maotianoascus octonarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Scleroctenophora
Genera
  • Batofasciculus
  • Gemmactena
  • Thaumactena
  • Thaumactena
  • Maotianoascus
  • Galeactena
  • (unnamed species)

Scleroctenophora is an extinct class of ctenophore, known from the Chinese Maotianshan shales of Yunnan. It is dated to Cambrian Stage 3 and belongs to late Early Cambrian strata. Scleroctenophorans are easily distinguished from other ctenophores by the presence of an internal skeleton that supports the body.[1]

See also

Burgess shale ctenophores

Other Maotianshan shales ctenophores

References

  1. ↑ A vanished history of skeletonization in Cambrian comb jellies
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, January 26, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.