| Protechiurus Temporal range: Ediacaran, | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Class: | † Protechiuridae |
| Genus: | † Protechiurus Glaessner, 1979 |
| Species: | †P. edmondsi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Protechiurus edmondsi Glaessner, 1979 [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
Protechiurus edmondsi is a species of fossil animal from the Ediacaran Nama group of Namibia. It was initially interpreted as an echiurid worm. [1] It has been placed as a "vendobiont", on the hypothesis that the Edicarian fauna represent a distinct phylum. [4] It has also been suggested that it may be an ecdysozoan. [5]
The identity of P. edmondsi identity is still unclear, as originally, Martin Glaessner put it into the worm phylum Echiura, family Echiuridae. [6] Although Runnegar thought that it was actually a Dubiofossil, although other palaeontologists have suggested that it may be a Proto-Chordate. [6]
