Biology:Cricocosmia

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Short description: Extinct genus of worms

Cricocosmia
Temporal range: Chengjiang
Cricocosmia-Beijing Museum of Natural History.jpg
Fossil specimen, Beijing Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Palaeoscolecida
Family: Cricocosmiidae
Genus: Cricocosmia
Hou & Sun, 1988
Cricocosmia infested with Inquicus

Cricocosmia is a genus of palaeoscolecid worm from the Early Cambrian Chengjiang biota.[1]

Fossils of prehistoric Cricocosmia species were found in the Cambrian period Maotianshan Shale geologic formation in China .

See also

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17073062 entry