Eolarva
| Eolarva Temporal range: Fortunian, ~
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Superphylum: | Ecdysozoa |
| Genus: | †Eolarva Zhang & Dong, 2015[1] |
| Species: | †E. kuanchuanpuensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Eolarva kuanchuanpuensis Zhang & Dong, 2015[1]
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Eolarva is an extinct animal that lived during the Fortunian age of the Cambrian, around 535 Ma.[1] It has been suggested to be a stem-group ecdysozoan, an intermediate between saccorhytids and crown-group ecdysozoans.[2]
It contains a single species, Eolarva kuanchuanpuensis.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Zhang, Huaqiao; Dong, Xi-Ping (November 2015). "The oldest known larva and its implications for the plesiomorphy of metazoan development". Science Bulletin. 60 (22): 1947–1953. doi:10.1007/s11434-015-0886-9. ISSN 2095-9273.
- ^ Wang, Deng; Han, Jian; Guo, Junfeng; Qiang, Yaqin (March 2025). "Origin and evolution of bodyplans of ecdysozoans during the Cambrian explosion". Chinese Journal of Nature. 47 (2): 125–133. doi:10.3969/j.issn.0253-9608.2025.02.004.