Myoscolex is a genus of early animal known from the Cambrian Emu Bay Shale in South Australia. Its taxonomic affinity is unresolved; it has been interpreted both as an annelid worm and as an arthropod close to Opabinia. Myoscolex is notable as the earliest known example of phosphatized muscle tissue, which shows distinct segmentation, or annulation.
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Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ18519475, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Myoscolex
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source Wikidata: Myoscolex
Wikidata Q3869092, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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