Mobulavermis

Mobulavermis
Temporal range:
Cambrian Stage 4, 514–509 Ma
Fossil holotype
Diagrammatic reconstruction
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Family: Kerygmachelidae
Genus: Mobulavermis
McCall, 2023
Type species
Mobulavermis adustus
Christian R. A. McCall, 2023

Mobulavermis (IPA: [ˌmɒbjuləˈuɛrmɪs]) (meaning "Mobula worm") is an extinct genus of Cambrian kerygmachelid lobopodian from the Pioche Shale, the Combined Metals Member of the Pioche Formation in Nevada; USA. The type species is M. adustus, known from the holotype and paratype.[1]

  1. ^ McCall, Christian (13 December 2023). "A large pelagic lobopodian from the Cambrian Pioche Shale of Nevada". Journal of Paleontology. 97 (5): 1009–1024. Bibcode:2023JPal...97.1009M. doi:10.1017/jpa.2023.63. Retrieved 13 December 2023.