Vetulicola rectangulata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | †Vetulicolia |
| Class: | †Vetulicolida |
| Order: | †Vetulicolata |
| Family: | †Vetulicolidae |
| Genus: | †Vetulicola |
| Species: | †V. rectangulata
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| †Vetulicola rectangulata Luo and Hu, 1999
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Vetulicola rectangulata (meaning "rectangular ancient dweller") is a species of extinct animal from the Early
Description
V. rectangulata was described by Luo Huilin and Hu Shi-xue of the Yunnan Institute of Biological Science in 1999.[1][2] The fossils were discovered from the Early Cambrian Chengjiang deposits in Kunming region, Yunnan, China.[3]
Like V. cuneata, V. rectangulata has a body composed of two distinct parts of approximately equal length. The anterior part is oval to rectangular in shape,
Lifestyle
It is assumed that V. rectangulata spent most or all of its time swimming in the water column. Sediment found within the gut suggest that it was a deposit-feeder, possibly swimming to and from favorable feeding sites.
References
External links
- Biota of the Maotianshan Shale, Chengjiang China - URL retrieved June 22, 2006
- Palaeos' Page on Vetulicolia [1]
- Photos of Vetulicola cuneata fossils - URL retrieved June 22, 2006
