Myoscolex
Extinct genus of worms / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Myoscolex is an early animal known from the Cambrian Emu Bay Shale in South Australia. It is of unknown affinity but has been interpreted as an annelid[1][2][3] and as an arthropod close to Opabinia.[4][5] Myoscolex is the earliest known example of phosphotized muscle tissue, and as to which shows distinct annulation.[5]
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Myoscolex | |
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Myoscolex ateles | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | †Myoscolex |
Type species | |
†Myoscolex ateles Glaessner, 1979 |
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