Kwanyinaspis
| Kwanyinaspis Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Drawing of the part type of the holotype Note: Eyes were located in the underside and were not visible on the dorsal surface in life | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| (unranked): | †Artiopoda |
| Subphylum: | †Trilobitomorpha |
| Genus: | †Kwanyinaspis Zhang & Shu, 2005 |
| Species: | †K. maotianshanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Kwanyinaspis maotianshanensis Zhang & Shu, 2005 | |
Kwanyinaspis is a genus of arthropod from the Cambrian aged Chengjiang biota of Yunnan, China. It was described in 2005 based on a single specimen, ELI-2004001. Around 6 cm long, It has twelve trunk tergites with well developed posterior facing pleural spines, along with a tail spine and ventral eyes. In the original description, it was tenatively considered a member of Aglaspidida. However, later studies have considered it a trilobitomorph, and possibly the closest known relative of trilobites.
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