Armilimax
Armilimax (meaning 'armoured slug') is an extinct genus of worm-like animal known from a single specimen from the Spence Shale. As such, its morphology is ambiguous; it bears a seemingly U-shaped gut and, at the opposite end of its body, a shell without an apex.[1] It has been tentatively interpreted as resembling Halkieria. Only one species is known: Armilimax pauljamisoni.
| Armilimax | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Genus: | †Armilimax |
| Species: | †A. pauljamisoni |
| Binomial name | |
| †Armilimax pauljamisoni Kimmig & Selden 2020 | |
References
- Kimmig, Julien & Selden, Paul A. (2020), "A new shell-bearing organism from the Cambrian Spence Shale of Utah", Palaeoworld, doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2020.05.003
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