Sinosabellidites

Sinosabellidites Temporal range: Tonian Pha. Proterozoic Archean Had.
Scientific classification
Clade:	Archaeplastida
Order:	† Sinosabelliditida
Family:	† Sinosabelliditidae
Genus:	† Sinosabellidites Zheng, 1980
Species:	†S. huainanensis
Binomial name
†Sinosabellidites huainanensis Zheng, 1980

Sinosabellidites huainanensis is a species of Early Neoproterozoic algae, within the Huainan biota. When described, its worm-like shape and annulated appearance led it to be mistaken for an animal. ^[1]

References

1. Dong, Lin; Xiao, Shuhai; Shen, Bing; Yuan, Xunlai; Yan, Xianqin; Peng, Yongbo (2008). "Restudy of the worm-like carbonaceous compression fossils Protoarenicola, Pararenicola, and Sinosabellidites from early Neoproterozoic successions in North China". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 258 (3): 138–161. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.05.019.