Skioldia

Skioldia
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: †Artiopoda
Subphylum: †Trilobitomorpha
Subclass: †Conciliterga
Genus: †Skioldia
Hou and Bergström, 1997
Species:
†S. aldna
Binomial name
†Skioldia aldna
Hou and Bergström, 1997

Skioldia is a monotypic genus of extinct arthropods from the Early Cambrian Chengjiang Lagerstätte of Yunnan, China. Described in 1997 by Hou Xian-guang and Jan Bergström, its sole species is Skioldia aldna.[2][1] It is classified within the subclass Conciliterga.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Xianguang, Hou; Bergström, Jan (1997). Arthropods of the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang fauna, southwest China. Fossils and Strata. Vol. 45. Scandinavian University Press. pp. 68–71. doi:10.18261/8200376931-1997. ISBN 8200376931.
  2. 1 2 "Skoldia". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 1 August 2026.