Iotuba
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Iotuba chengjiangensis (sometimes mis-spelt Lotuba[2]) is a 515 million year old Cambrian worm known from the Chengjiang biota.[3] Originally interpreted as a phoronid, the organism is now recognized as an annelid cage worm affiliated with the Flabelligeridae and Acrocirridae, which Zhang et al grouped together in the new superfamily Flabelligeroidea.[1]
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Iotuba | |
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Complete specimen of Iotuba from Chengjiang. | |
Reconstruction of Iotuba: head and anterior trunk | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | †Iotuba |
Species: | †I. chengjiangensis |
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†Iotuba chengjiangensis Zhang et Smith 2023 [1] | |
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