Misszhouia

Misszhouia longicaudata Temporal range: Cambrian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Trilobita†
Order:	Nectaspida†
Family:	Naraoiidae†
Genus:	Misszhouia
Species:	M. longicaudata
Binomial name
Misszhouia longicaudata (Zhang & Hou, 1985)

Misszhouia longicaudata is a species of blind, trilobite-like arthropod from the Cambrian period. In 1984 a well-preserved fossil of Misszhouia was discovered in the Maotianshan Shale; this discovery brought the shale to scientific attention.^[1]

M. longicaudata was formerly considered a member of the genus Naraoia, originally known as "Naraoia longicaudata," until separated in 1997.^[2]

References

1. ^ Misszhouiae longicaudata Naraoia
2. ^ Genus †Misszhouia - Hierarchy - The Taxonomicon

External links

Misszhouia longicaudata The Virtual Fossil Museum