Jianshanopodia
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| Jianshanopodia decora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Superphylum: | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum: | †"Lobopodia" |
| Class: | †Xenusia |
| Order: | †Protonychophora |
| Family: | †Xenusiidae |
| Genus: | †Jianshanopodia |
| Species: | † J. decora |
| Binomial name | |
| Jianshanopodia decora Liu et al., 2006 | |
Jianshanopodia decora is a Cambrian lobopod. Its frontal, grasping[1] appendages bear wedge-shaped plates. Its limbs branch,[2] instead of being tipped with claws as many lobopods' are.[1] It has a sediment-filled gut surrounded by serially repeated diverticulae.[1][2] It is thought to have sucked up prey with its short 'trunk'.[1] It mainly crawled on the sea floor, but could swim when necessary.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Liu, J.; Shu, D.; Han, J.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, X. (2008). "Origin, diversification, and relationships of Cambrian lobopods". Gondwana Research 14: 277–283. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2007.10.001.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 JIANNI LIU, DEGAN SHU, JIAN HAN, ZHIFEI ZHANG, and XINGLIANG ZHANG (2006). "A large xenusiid lobopod with complex appendages from the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang Lagerstätte". Acta Palaeontol. Pol. 51 (2): 215–222.
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