Inquicus
| Inquicus Temporal range: Early Cambrian | |
|---|---|
| Restoration of individuals on host, Cricocosmia sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Gnathifera |
| Genus: | †Inquicus Cong, et al 2017 |
| Species: | †I. fellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Inquicus fellatus Cong, et al 2017 | |
Inquicus fellatus is an extinct, bowling pin-shaped gnathiferan worm from the Chengjiang Biota, in what was once a marine environment from the Early Cambrian Yunnan province. Its fossils are found attached to fossils of the worms Cricocosmia and Mafangscolex in either a parasitic or commensalistic relationship.
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