Tritonychus phanerosarkus Zhang et al. 2016 (velvet worm)

Tritonychus phanerosarkus

Full reference: X. Zhang, M. R. Smith, J. Yang and J. Hou. 2016. Onychophoran-like musculature in a phosphatized Cambrian lobopodian. Biology Letters 12(9):20160492

Belongs to Tritonychus according to X. Zhang et al. 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: YKLP 12335. Its type locality is Xiaotan (Zhaotong) section, Yu'anshan (Yuanshan) Formation, which is in a Stage 3 carbonate limestone/shale in the Yu’anshan Formation of China.

Distribution: found only at Xiaotan (Zhaotong) section, Yu'anshan (Yuanshan) Formation

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