Myoscolex Temporal range: 517 Ma Early Cambrian |
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Myoscolex ateles | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Class: | †Dinocaridida |
Order: | †Radiodonta |
Family: | †Opabiniidae (?) |
Genus: | †Myoscolex |
Myoscolex is an early animal species known from the Cambrian Emu Bay Shale in South Australia. Originally interpreted as an annelid, it seems to be an arthropod; the possible presence of an Opabinia-like nozzle suggests a plausible relationship with that species.