Skania

For the Swedish province, see Scania.

Skania
Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 3–Middle Cambrian
Holotype of Skania fragilis
Illustration of Skania fragilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: †Marrellomorpha
Order: †Acercostraca
Genus: †Skania
Walcott, 1931
Species
  • S. fragilis Walcott, 1931
  • "S." sundbergi Lin et al. 2006

Skania is a Cambrian fossil arthropod. The type species, S. fragillis, is known from the Burgess Shale of British Columbia, Canada. A second possible species "S." sundbergi is known from the Kaili Formation of China,[1] but its placement within the genus has been questioned.[2]

  1. ^ Lin, J. P.; Gon, S. M.; Gehling, J. G.; Babcock, L. E.; Zhao, Y. L.; Zhang, X. L.; Hu, S. X.; Yuan, J. L.; Yu, M. Y.; Peng, J. (2006). "A Parvancorina-like arthropod from the Cambrian of South China". Historical Biology. 18 (1): 33–45. doi:10.1080/08912960500508689. S2CID 85821717.
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