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Vetulocystis

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Vetulocystis
Temporal range: 541–513 Ma Early Cambrian
Vetulocystis catenata (bottom) and Cathaymyrus diadexus (top).
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Vetulocystis

Shu et al., 2004
Species:
V. catenata

Shu et al., 2004
Binomial name
Vetulocystis catenata
Shu et al., 2004

Vetulocystis is an extinct genus of vetulocystids. It was found in remains of Shankou, in Anning (Cambrian of China). Approximately 541 Ma.[1][2]

Phylogeny

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Vetulocystidae

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References

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  1. ^ Bilateria of Uncertain Affinity. 2017. pp. 264–271.
  2. ^ Clausen, Sébastien; Hou, Xian-Guang; Bergström, Jan; Franzén, Christina (2010). "The absence of echinoderms from the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang fauna of China: Palaeoecological and palaeogeographical implications". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 294 (3): 133–141. Bibcode:2010PPP...294..133C. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.01.001.