Eolarva

Eolarva
Temporal range: Fortunian, 535 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Genus: †Eolarva
Zhang & Dong, 2015
Species:
†E. kuanchuanpuensis
Binomial name
†Eolarva kuanchuanpuensis
Zhang & Dong, 2015

Eolarva is an extinct monospecific genus of ecdysozoa that lived during the Fortunian age of the Cambrian, around 535 million years ago. It has been suggested to be a stem-group ecdysozoan, an intermediate between saccorhytids and crown-group ecdysozoans.

It contains a single species, Eolarva kuanchuanpuensis.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Zhang, Huaqiao; Dong, Xi-Ping (November 2015). "The oldest known larva and its implications for the plesiomorphy of metazoan development". Science Bulletin. 60 (22): 1947–1953. doi:10.1007/s11434-015-0886-9. ISSN 2095-9273.
  2. ↑ Wang, Deng; Han, Jian; Guo, Junfeng; Qiang, Yaqin (March 2025). "Origin and evolution of bodyplans of ecdysozoans during the Cambrian explosion". Chinese Journal of Nature. 47 (2): 125–133. doi:10.3969/j.issn.0253-9608.2025.02.004.