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Maotianshania
Extinct genus of horsehair worms / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maotianshania cylindrica is an extinct worm-like creature of average size (up to 4 centimetres or 1.6 inches long and 2 millimetres or 0.079 inches wide). It occurs in the Lower Cambrian (Atdabanian) Chengjiang biota of Northeastern Yunnan, China. It is usually preserved as pink impression. The gut is a dark central zone. The anterior pharnyx and "collar", carry tiny sepia-colored teeth. The very back-end of the body has two small hooks.
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Maotianshania cylindrica | |
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Family: | Maotianshaniidae |
Genus: | Maotianshania Sun and Huo, 1987 |
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Maotianshania cylindrica Sun and Huo, 1987[1] | |
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