Bowengriphus
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| Bowengriphus Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Bowengriphus Ritchie & Edgecome, 2001[1] |
| Species: | †B. perphlegis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Bowengriphus perphlegis Ritchie & Edgecome, 2001[1] | |
Bowengriphus is a freshwater organism known from Late Permian deposits in Rangal Coal Measures of eastern central Queensland, Australia
It was originally interpreted as a relative of Odontogriphus, but a re-analysis of this fossil discounted any relationship, placing the fossil as incertae sedis.[2]
It is a small (≈15 cm), elongate, soft-bodied bilaterian as the body is bilaterally symmetrical, with a rounded anterior region and a tapering posterior. Its most distinctive feature is a double-looped feeding apparatus with paired rows of conical elements, integrated into the anterior region. No segmentation, limbs, or mineralized skeleton are present. The fossil shows a single, continuous body plan without evidence of separate appendages or external armor.
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