| Mobulavermis Temporal range: Middle Cambrian | |
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| Restoration by McCall, and Prehistorica CM | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Dinocaridida |
| Family: | †Kerygmachelidae |
| Genus: | †Mobulavermis |
| Species: | †M. adustus |
| Type species | |
| †Mobulavermis adustus | |
Mobulavermis is an extinct genus of kerygmachelid lobopodian from the Combined Metals Member of the Pioche Formation in Nevada, USA.
Description[]
Its name's meaning is: Mobula worm. M. adustus was large and possessed more ventrolateral flap pairs than any other known lobopodian or radiodont. It is The first known lobopodian to be reported from the Cambrian-age Pioche Shale of Nevada. Mobulavermis adustus was large and possessed more ventrolateral flap pairs than any other known lobopodian or radiodont.
Classification[]
Mobulavermis is found to be a close relative of both Kerygmachela and Utahnax, allowing the establishment of the new lobopodian family Kerygmachelidae.
Lobopodians are an iconic group of animals from the Paleozoic that includes Hallucigenia and Opabinia, as well as living animals such as tardigrades and velvet worms. They would also eventually give rise to the first arthropods by developing a hard, sclerotized exoskeleton. During the Cambrian, a rare subset of lobopodians possessed large swimming flaps, sometimes alongside ventral walking limbs.
Other Wikis[]
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