Amiskwia
| Amiskwia Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Fossil of Amiskwia sagittiformis from the Burgess Shale | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Cucullophora |
| Genus: | †Amiskwia Walcott, 1911 |
| Type species | |
| Amiskwia sagittiformis Walcott, 1911 | |
| Species | |
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Amiskwia is a genus of soft-bodied marine animals known from fossils of the Middle Cambrian Lagerstätten both in the Burgess Shale in British Columbia, Canada and the Maotianshan shales of Yunnan Province, China. It is interpreted as a member of the clade Gnathifera sensu lato or as a basal cucullophoran.