Biology:Helicocystis

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Short description: Extinct genus of marine invertebrates

Helicocystis
Temporal range: Miaolingian
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Stem group: Echinodermata
Family: Helicocystitidae
Genus: Helicocystis
Species:
H. moroccoensis
Binomial name
Helicocystis moroccoensis
Smith & Zamora, 2013[1]

Helicocystis is a stalked, spiralling pentaradial echinoderm known from the Cambrian Jbel Wawrmast Formation.

References

  1. Smith, A. B.; Zamora, S. (2013). "Cambrian spiral-plated echinoderms from Gondwana reveal the earliest pentaradial body plan". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 280 (1765): 20131197. doi:10.1098/rspb.2013.1197. PMID 23804624. 

Wikidata ☰ Q65049003 entry