| Pseudoperipatus Temporal range: Miaolingian ~ | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Pseudoperipatus |
| Species: | †P. hintelmannae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pseudoperipatus hintelmannae Haug & Haug 2014[1] | |
Pseudoperipatus is a monospecific genus of annulated ecdysozoan worm known only from its posterior portion, from a single Burgess Shale specimen. Its rear termination ends in a pair of claw-like structures on 'appendages'.[1]
References
- 1 2 Haug, J. T.; Haug, C. (2014). "A new cycloneuralian from the Burgess Shale with a palaeoscolecid-type terminal end". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 274: 73–79. doi:10.1127/njgpa/2014/0441.
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