Diagrammatic reconstruction of Miraluolishania haikouensis
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
(unranked):
Panarthropoda
Phylum:
†"Lobopodia"
Family:
†Luolishaniidae
Genus:
†Miraluolishania Liu & Shu, 2004
Miraluolishania is an extinct lobopodian known from Chengjiang County in China. It is remarkable for the possession of lensed pit-eyes.[1] The only species, Miraluolishania haikouensis, was described from the Maotianshan Shales at Haikou by Jianni Liu and Degan Shu in 2004.[2] In 2009, a team of palaeontologists at the Yunnan University, led by Xiaoya Ma reported the discovery of 42 other specimens from Haikou. With the help of Swiss palaeontologist Jan Bergström, Ma and Hou came to the conclusion that all the specimens were the same species (junior synonym) as Luolishania;[3] another lobopod discovered from the Chengjian in 1989.[4] Chengjian is 40 kms from Haikou and the fossil fauna are different. A reassessment by Liu and Shu's team at the Northwest University in 2008 established that Luolishania and Miraluolishania are distinct animals.[5]
^Schoenemann, B.; Liu, J. N.; Shu, D. G.; Han, J.; Zhang, Z. F. (2008). "A miniscule [sic] optimized visual system in the Lower Cambrian". Lethaia. 42 (3): 265. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.2008.00138.x.
^Liu, Jianni; Shu, Degan; Han, Jian; Zhang, Zhifei (2004). "A rare lobopod with well-preserved eyes from Chengjiang Lagerstätte and its implications for origin of arthropods". Chinese Science Bulletin. 49 (10): 1063–1071. Bibcode:2004ChSBu..49.1063L. doi:10.1007/BF03184038. S2CID 83710444.
^Ma, Xiaoya; Hou, Xianguang; Bergström, Jan (2009). "Morphology of Luolishania longicruris (Lower Cambrian, Chengjiang Lagerstätte, SW China) and the phylogenetic relationships within lobopodians". Arthropod Structure & Development. 38 (4): 271–291. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2009.03.001. PMID 19293001.
Miraluolishania is an extinct lobopodian known from Chengjiang County in China. It is remarkable for the possession of lensed pit-eyes. The only species...
numerous pairs of simple ocelli, as has been shown in Luolishania (=Miraluolishania), Ovatiovermis, Onychodictyon, Hallucigenia, Facivermis, and less certainly...
2–Tremadocian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Collinsovermis (1), Luolishania (=Miraluolishania, 2), Ovatiovermis (3) and Facivermis (4) Scientific classification...
characters believed to be those of Miraluolishania by Liu et al. (e.g. eyes, antennae, spines).. Additionally, Miraluolishania had been noted as one of the...
Nectonematoida Class Xenusia Order Archonychophora Luolishaniidae Luolishania Miraluolishania Paucipodiidae Paucipodia Order Protonychophora Aysheaiidae Aysheaia...
a lobopodian. Liu et al. draw a comparison to the known lobopodian Miraluolishania. Liu et al. also note that the pear-shaped end bears a close resemblance...
Jian; Zhang, ZhiFei (2008). "Comparative study of Cambrian lobopods Miraluolishania and Luolishania". Chinese Science Bulletin. 53 (1): 87–93. Bibcode:2008ChSBu...
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