Scleroctenophora

Scleroctenophora
Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 3
Maotianoascus octonarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Scleroctenophora
Genera
  • Batofasciculus
  • Gemmactena
  • 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]

Genera

  • Maotianoascus
  • Batofasciculus
  • Galeactena
  • Gemmactena
  • Thaumactena[2]

See also

Burgess shale ctenophores

Other Maotianshan shales ctenophores

References

  1. ↑ A vanished history of skeletonization in Cambrian comb jellies
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Scleroctenophora †". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

2. WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Scleroctenophora

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