Helenodora
| Helenodora Temporal range: Pennsylvanian ~ | |
|---|---|
| Helenodora holotype FMNH PE 29049 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Stem group: | Onychophora |
| Genus: | †Helenodora Thompson and Jones, 1980 |
| Species: | †H. inopinata |
| Binomial name | |
| †Helenodora inopinata Thompson and Jones, 1980 | |
Helenodora is an extinct basal onychophoran or lobopodian genus known from the Carboniferous Carbondale Formation of Illinois. The only known species described is H. inopinata. The ecology of this animal is not well known, but it is thought that it may have lived on land and/or underwater.