Kuamaia
Extinct genus of arthropods / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kuamaia is an extinct genus of artiopodan in the phylum Arthropoda.[1][2] Fossils of the type species K. lata were discovered in the Chengjiang biota. The other species in the genus,K. muricata has also been identified there, but neither species has been found elsewhere.[3]
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Drawing of Kuamaia lata | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
(unranked): | †Artiopoda |
Subphylum: | †Trilobitomorpha |
Subclass: | †Conciliterga |
Genus: | †Kuamaia Hou 1987 |
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Kuamaia lata was a benthic arthropod[3][4] and a mobile hunter and scavenger.[4] A spiny section on K. lata's legs is presumed to have allowed it to tear apart food.[3]