Saccorhytida Temporal range:
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A digital reconstruction of Saccorhytus coronarius. | |
3D reconstruction of Beretella spinosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Superphylum: | Ecdysozoa |
Phylum: | †Saccorhytida Han et al., 2017 |
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Saccorhytida is an extinct phylum of Cambrian possibly belonging to the superphylum Ecdysozoa. It contains three monotypic genera: its namesake Saccorhytus, the dubious Clypecella and Beretella. All three genera are found in the early Cambrian of China.[1][2]