Biology:Antennacanthopodia
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Short description: Extinct genus of lobopodians
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| (unranked): | Panarthropoda |
| Stem group: | Onychophora |
| Genus: | †Antennacanthopodia Ou et al., 2011[1] |
| Species: | †A. gracilis
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| †Antennacanthopodia gracilis Ou et al., 2011[1]
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Antennacanthopodia is a rare unarmoured lobopodian from the Chengjiang biota, with prickly legs, a pair of 'antennae', and an onychophoran-like body outline (Early Cambrian, ~520 Ma). It also has a pair of frontal antennae, potential ocellus-like lateral visual organs, second antennae possibly homologous to the slime papillae of modern Onychophorans, a straight, voluminous midgut, diminutive spines arrayed on the leg and the trunk, well-developed leg musculature, highly sclerotized terminal leg pads, and presumptively a pair of posteriormost appendicules.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Qiang Ou; Jianni Liu; Degan Shu; Jian Han; Zhifei Zhang; Xiaoqiao Wan; Qianping Lei (2011). "A rare onychophoran-like lobopodian from the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang lagerstätte, southwestern China, and its phylogenetic implications". Journal of Paleontology 85 (3): 587–594. doi:10.1666/09-147R2.1. Bibcode: 2011JPal...85..587O.
Wikidata ☰ Q16828850 entry
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