Eognathacantha

Eognathacantha
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Spiralia
Clade: Gnathifera
Clade: Cucullophora
Phylum: Chaetognatha
Genus: †Eognathacantha
Chen & Huang, 2002
Species:
†E. ercainella
Binomial name
†Eognathacantha ercainella
Chen & Huang, 2002

Eognathacantha is an extinct genus of chaetognath from the Maotianshan Shales in southern China. It lived around 520 Ma, during the Cambrian stage 3. It is the oldest known chaetognath. The only known species is Eognathacantha ercainella.

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