Fangchen Zhao
Orthrozanclus elongata n. sp. and the significance of sclerite-covered taxa for early trochozoan evolution
Zhao, Fangchen; Smith, Martin R.; Yin, Zongjun; Zeng, Han; Li, Guoxiang; Zhu, Maoyan
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Dr Martin Smith martin.smith@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Zongjun Yin
Han Zeng
Guoxiang Li
Maoyan Zhu
Abstract
Orthrozanclus is a shell-bearing, sclerite covered Cambrian organism of uncertain taxonomic affinity, seemingly representing an intermediate between its fellow problematica Wiwaxia and Halkieria. Attempts to group these slug-like taxa into a single ‘halwaxiid’ clade nevertheless present structural and evolutionary difficulties. Here we report a new species of Orthrozanclus from the early Cambrian Chengjiang Lagerstätte. The scleritome arrangement and constitution in this material corroborates the link between Orthrozanclus and Halkieria, but not with Wiwaxia — and calls into question its purported relationship with molluscs. Instead, the tripartite construction of the halkieriid scleritome finds a more compelling parallel in the camenellan tommotiids, relatives of the brachiopods and phoronids. Such a phylogenetic position would indicate the presence of a scleritome in the common ancestor of the three major trochozoan lineages, Mollusca, Annelida and Brachiozoa. On this view, the absence of fossil Ediacaran sclerites is evidence against any ‘Precambrian prelude’ to the explosive diversification of these phyla in the Cambrian, c. 540–530 million years ago.
Citation
Zhao, F., Smith, M. R., Yin, Z., Zeng, H., Li, G., & Zhu, M. (2017). Orthrozanclus elongata n. sp. and the significance of sclerite-covered taxa for early trochozoan evolution. Scientific Reports, 7, Article 16232. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16304-6
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 7, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 24, 2017 |
Publication Date | Nov 24, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Nov 8, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 9, 2017 |
Journal | Scientific Reports |
Publisher | Nature Research |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 7 |
Article Number | 16232 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16304-6 |
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