Vetulocystis is an extinct genus of vetulocystids. It was found in remains of Shankou, in Anning (Cambrian of China). Approximately 541 Ma.[1][2]

Vetulocystis
Temporal range: 541–513 Ma Early Cambrian
Vetulocystis catenata and Cathaymyrus diadexus.
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Vetulocystis

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V. catenata

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Binomial name
Vetulocystis catenata
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Phylogeny edit

Vetulocystidae

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References edit

  1. ^ Bilateria of Uncertain Affinity. 2017. pp. 264–271.
  2. ^ Clausen, Sébastien; Hou, Xian-Guang; Bergström, Jan; Franzén, Christina (2010). "The absence of echinoderms from the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang fauna of China: Palaeoecological and palaeogeographical implications". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 294 (3): 133–141. Bibcode:2010PPP...294..133C. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.01.001.