Xanioascus
| Xanioascus canadensis | |
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| Artist's reconstruction | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Ctenophora |
| Genus: | Xanioascus |
| Species: | X. canadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanioascus canadensis | |
Xanioascus canadensis is an extinct ctenophore, known from the Canadian Burgess Shale in British Columbia. The species which is about 515 to 505 million years old had 24 comb rows - in contrast to all modern forms which have only 8.
Other important Cambrian ctenophore fossils are Fasciculus vesanus and Ctenorhabdotus capulus.
See also
External links
- "Xanioascus canadensis". Burgess Shale Fossil Gallery. Virtual Museum of Canada. 2011.
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