Archotuba

Archotuba
Temporal range: Cambrian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: incertae sedis
Genus: Archotuba
Species: A. conoidalis
Binomial name
Archotuba conoidalis
Hou et al 1999

Archotuba is a genus of elongated conical tubes that were seemingly deposited by colonial organisms. Known from the Chengjiang, its biological affinity is uncertain; it somewhat resembles the tubes of the 'priapulid' Selkirkia, but a cnidarian affinity is also possible.[1] In the absence of soft parts, there really isn't enough data to confirm a biological affiliation.[2]

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