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Rhabdotubus

Genus of marine worm-like animals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Lower-Middle Cambrian animal Rhabdotubus is the earliest known pterobranch.[1] It bears strong similarity to the graptolites - indeed for some time it was misclassified as a dendroid graptolite.[2][3][4]

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Rhabdotubus
Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 3–Middle Cambrian
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Hemichordata
Class: Pterobranchia
Genus: Rhabdotubus
Species
  • R. robustus
  • R. johanssoni (type)
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