Protechiurus Temporal range:
Ediacaran,
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Class: | † Protechiuridae |
Genus: | †
Protechiurus Glaessner, 1979 |
Species: | †P. edmondsi
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Binomial name | |
†Protechiurus edmondsi Glaessner, 1979
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Synonyms | |
Protechiurus edmondsi is a species of fossil animal from the Ediacaran Nama group of Namibia. It was initially interpreted as an echiurid worm. [1] It has been placed as a "vendobiont", on the hypothesis that the Edicarian fauna represent a distinct phylum. [4] It has also been suggested that it may be an ecdysozoan. [5]
The identity of P. edmondsi identity is still unclear, as originally, Martin Glaessner put it into the worm phylum Echiura, family Echiuridae. [6] Although Runnegar though that it was actually a Dubiofossil, although other palaeontologists have suggested that it may be a Proto- Chordate. [6]
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Protechiurus Temporal range:
Ediacaran,
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Class: | † Protechiuridae |
Genus: | †
Protechiurus Glaessner, 1979 |
Species: | †P. edmondsi
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Binomial name | |
†Protechiurus edmondsi Glaessner, 1979
[1]
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Synonyms | |
Protechiurus edmondsi is a species of fossil animal from the Ediacaran Nama group of Namibia. It was initially interpreted as an echiurid worm. [1] It has been placed as a "vendobiont", on the hypothesis that the Edicarian fauna represent a distinct phylum. [4] It has also been suggested that it may be an ecdysozoan. [5]
The identity of P. edmondsi identity is still unclear, as originally, Martin Glaessner put it into the worm phylum Echiura, family Echiuridae. [6] Although Runnegar though that it was actually a Dubiofossil, although other palaeontologists have suggested that it may be a Proto- Chordate. [6]
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)