Eolarva
| Eolarva Temporal range: Fortunian, | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Protostomia |
| Superphylum: | Ecdysozoa |
| Genus: | †Eolarva Zhang & Dong, 2015 |
| Species: | †E. kuanchuanpuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Eolarva kuanchuanpuensis Zhang & Dong, 2015[1] | |
Eolarva is an extinct monospecific genus of ecdysozoa that lived during the Fortunian age of the Cambrian, around 535 million years ago.[1] It has been suggested to be a stem-group ecdysozoan, an intermediate between saccorhytids and crown-group ecdysozoans.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Zhang, Huaqiao; Dong, Xi-Ping (November 2015). "The oldest known larva and its implications for the plesiomorphy of metazoan development". Science Bulletin. 60 (22): 1947–1953. doi:10.1007/s11434-015-0886-9. ISSN 2095-9273.
- ↑ Wang, Deng; Han, Jian; Guo, Junfeng; Qiang, Yaqin (March 2025). "Origin and evolution of bodyplans of ecdysozoans during the Cambrian explosion". Chinese Journal of Nature. 47 (2): 125–133. doi:10.3969/j.issn.0253-9608.2025.02.004.
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