Yuganotheca

Yuganotheca
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Lophophorata
Genus: Yuganotheca
Zhang et al., 2014[1]
Species:
Y. elegans
Binomial name
Yuganotheca elegans
Zhang et al., 2014[1]

Yuganotheca is an extinct monospecific genus of lophophorates that lived in the Heilinpu Formation during Cambrian Stage 3.[1] Its type and only species is Yuganotheca elegans.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Zhang, Z.-F.; Li, G.-X.; Holmer, L. E.; Brock, G. A.; Balthasar, U.; Skovsted, C. B.; Fu, D.-J.; Zhang, X.-L.; Wang, H.-Z.; Butler, A.; Zhang, Z.-L.; Cao, C.-Q.; Han, J.; Liu, J.-N.; Shu, D.-G. (15 May 2014). "An early Cambrian agglutinated tubular lophophorate with brachiopod characters". Scientific Reports. 4 (1) 4682. Bibcode:2014NatSR...4.4682Z. doi:10.1038/srep04682. PMC 4021322. PMID 24828016.