Qaleruaqia
Qaleruaqia, known only from the Aftenstjernesø Formation, Lauge Koch Land, North Greenland is considered the earliest fossil aculiferan.[1]
| Qaleruaqia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | †Paleoloricata |
| Family: | †Mattheviidae |
| Genus: | †Qaleruaqia |
| Species: | †Q. sodermanorum |
| Binomial name | |
| †Qaleruaqia sodermanorum Peel, 2020 | |
References
- Peel, John S (2020). "The oldest palaeoloricate mollusc (Cambrian Series 2, Stage 4; North Greenland) and its bearing on aculiferan evolution". Bulletin of Geosciences. 95: 18.
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