Odontogriphus
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Odontogriphus is an extinct, soft-bodied Cambrian marine organism known from Burgess Shale fossils and notable for its simple, slug-like form and early mollusc-like feeding apparatus.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Odontogriphus omalus | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cambrian invertebrate
ⓘ
extinct genus ⓘ fossil taxon ⓘ type species ⓘ |
| bodyForm |
oval, flattened body
ⓘ
slug-like ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | bilaterally symmetrical ⓘ |
| clade | stem-group mollusc ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Jean-Bernard Caron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Simon Conway Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | detritivore ⓘ |
| era | Paleozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingApparatus |
mollusc-like feeding apparatus
ⓘ
radula-like structure ⓘ |
| feedingMode | grazing on microbial mats ⓘ |
| fossilSite |
Burgess Shale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stephen Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cambrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat | marine ⓘ |
| hasAnatomicalFeature |
broad creeping sole
ⓘ
lack of mineralized shell ⓘ serially arranged radula teeth ⓘ simple head region ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom | soft-bodied fossils ⓘ |
| lifestyle | benthic ⓘ |
| movement | creeping locomotion on seafloor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early evolution of molluscan radula
ⓘ
insight into early mollusc body plans ⓘ |
| paleoenvironment | Burgess Shale marine community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Mollusca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservation | carbonaceous compression fossils ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Wiwaxia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early molluscs ⓘ |
| scientificDebate | position within molluscan stem group ⓘ |
| scientificImportance | key taxon for understanding early lophotrochozoan evolution ⓘ |
| size | a few centimeters in length ⓘ |
| softTissuePreservation | yes ⓘ |
| taphonomy | exceptional soft-tissue preservation ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Middle Cambrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Odontogriphus omalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 2007 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.