Enalikter
Enalikter ("scourger of the sea") is an extinct arthropod described from the middle Silurian Herefordshire Lagerstätte at the England–Wales border in UK. This genus is known from only one species, E. aphson. Enalikter is described as late-living example of Megacheira, "great-appendage arthropod". It subsequently suggested to be an annelid by other researchers, however subsequent studies rejected this interpretation. Its interpretation as megacheiran arthropod has been questioned in later studies.
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| Virtual reconstructions of Enalikter aphson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | †Megacheira (?) |
| Family: | †Enaliktidae |
| Genus: | †Enalikter |
| Species: | †E. aphson |
| Binomial name | |
| †Enalikter aphson Siveter et al., 2014 | |
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