Myoscolex

Myoscolex Temporal range: 517 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Early Cambrian
Myoscolex ateles
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	†Dinocaridida
Order:	†Radiodonta
Family:	†Opabiniidae (?)
Genus:	†Myoscolex

Myoscolex is an early animal species known from the Cambrian Emu Bay Shale in South Australia. Originally interpreted as an annelid, it seems to be an arthropod; the possible presence of an Opabinia-like nozzle suggests a plausible relationship with that species.