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Report Fossil
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By MarcusFossils
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematomorpha or Priapulida
Class: Palaeoscolecida
Order: Incertae sedis
Family: Maotianshaniidae
Genus: Maotianshania
Species: Maotianshania cylindrica
Author Citation Sun and Huo, 1987
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Paleozoic
Period: Cambrian
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Series 2 Epoch
International Age: Age 3
Heilinpu Formation
Acquired by: Purchase/Trade
Length: 2.5 cm
Chengjiang County
Yunnan Province
China
Recent phylogenetic analyses place this worm-like animal either within Nematomorpha or Priapulida. It is distinguished from Cricocosmia by it's much more slender appearance, as well as the absence of sclerites on its trunk.
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