Genus of Kerymachelid lobopodian from the Middle Cambrian
Mobulavermis
Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 4, 514–509 Ma
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Fossil holotype
Diagrammatic reconstruction
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
†Dinocaridida
Family:
†Kerygmachelidae
Genus:
†Mobulavermis McCall, 2023
Type species
†Mobulavermis adustus
Christian R. A. McCall, 2023
Mobulavermis (IPA:[ˌmɒbjuləˈuɛrmɪs]) (meaning "Mobula worm") is an extinct genus of Cambrian kerygmachelid lobopodian from the Pioche Shale, the Combined Metals Member of the Pioche Formation in Nevada; USA. The type species is M. adustus, known from the holotype and paratype.[1]
^McCall, Christian (13 December 2023). "A large pelagic lobopodian from the Cambrian Pioche Shale of Nevada". Journal of Paleontology. 97 (5): 1009–1024. doi:10.1017/jpa.2023.63. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
Mobulavermis (IPA: [ˌmɒbjuləˈuɛrmɪs]) (meaning "Mobula worm") is an extinct genus of Cambrian kerygmachelid lobopodian from the Pioche Shale, the Combined...
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