Scleroctenophora

Scleroctenophora is an extinct class of ctenophore, known from the Chinese Maotianshan shales of Yunnan.[1] It is dated to Cambrian Stage 3 and belongs to late Early Cambrian strata. Scleroctenophorans are easily distinguished from other ctenophores by the presence of an internal skeleton that supports the body.[2]

Scleroctenophora
Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 3
Maotianoascus octonarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: †Scleroctenophora
Genera
  • †Batofasciculus
  • †Galeactena
  • †Gemmactena
  • †Thaumactena
  • †Maotianoascus

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Scleroctenophora †". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  2. A vanished history of skeletonization in Cambrian comb jellies


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