Scleroctenophora Explained

Scleroctenophora is an extinct class of stem group ctenophores, known from the Chinese Maotianshan shales of Yunnan.[1] It is dated to Cambrian Stage 3 and belongs to late Early Cambrian strata. Scleroctenophorans are easily distinguished from other ctenophores by the presence of an internal skeleton that supports the body.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Scleroctenophora † . deviated . https://web.archive.org/web/20171101170200/http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867234 . 2017-11-01 . 2019-03-11 . www.marinespecies.org . en.
  2. A vanished history of skeletonization in Cambrian comb jellies . 2015 . 10.1126/sciadv.1500092 . Ou . Qiang . Xiao . Shuhai . Han . Jian . Sun . Ge . Zhang . Fang . Zhang . Zhifei . Shu . Degan . Science Advances . 1 . 6 . e1500092 . 26601209 . 4646772 . 2015SciA....1E0092O .

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