Parvancorina instance of fossil taxon
Parvancorina is a genus of shield-shaped bilaterally symmetrical fossil animal that lived in the late Ediacaran seafloor. It has some superficial similarities with the Cambrian trilobite-like arthropods.Etymology
The generic name is derived from a crasis compound word from the Latin parva ancora (small anchor).
The specific name of the type species, P. minchami, honors Mr. H. Mincham, the private collector, who in 1957 had collected and presented a number of fine specimens of Ediacaran fossils to the South Australian Museum.
The specific name of P. sagitta is the Latin word sagitta (arrow), in direct reference to the arrow-like shape.
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