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Inquicus

Other Invertebrate Genera

Inquicus is a genus of extinct, bowling pin-shaped gnathiferan worm known from the single species Inquicus fellatus, found in the Chengjiang Biota of Yunnan province, China, in what was once a marine environment during the Early Cambrian. Its fossils are found attached to fossils of the worms Cricocosmia and Mafangscolex, in either a parasitic or a commensalistic relationship. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Living or Extinct
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Genus 2
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ65058440, descriptionView the Source
2. Inquicus (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Inquicus fellatus is an extinct, bowling pin-shaped gnathiferan worm from the Chengjiang Biota, in what was once a marine environment from the Early Cambrian Yunnan province.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
  • In Group: Cambrian Fossil Animal Genera, Lead
    Inquicus fellatus is an extinct, bowling pin-shaped gnathiferan worm from the Chengjiang Biota, in what was once a marine environment from the Early Cambrian Yunnan province.
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Wikidata: Inquicus
Wikidata Q65058440, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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