Maotianshania
| Maotianshania Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Class: | †Palaeoscolecida |
| Family: | †Cricocosmiidae |
| Genus: | †Maotianshania Sun and Huo, 1987 |
| Species: | †M. cylindrica |
| Binomial name | |
| †Maotianshania cylindrica Sun and Huo, 1987 | |
Maotianshania cylindrica is an extinct worm-like creature of average size (up to 4 centimetres or 1.6 inches long and 2 millimetres or 0.079 inches wide). It occurs in the Lower Cambrian (Atdabanian) Chengjiang biota of Northeastern Yunnan, China. It is usually preserved as pink impression. The gut is a dark central zone. The anterior pharnyx and "collar", carry tiny sepia-colored teeth. The very back-end of the body has two small hooks.