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Vinctiplicata

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Vinctiplicata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Scalidophora
Clade: Vinctiplicata
Phyla

The Vinctiplicata is a clade of Scalidophora uniting the Loricifera and the Priapulida, and representing the sister group to the Kinorhyncha. Its monophyly is supported on morphological grounds, although some molecular studies indicate that the Loricifera may be more closely related to the Nematomorpha.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Peel, J. S. (2010). "A Corset-Like Fossil from the Cambrian Sirius Passet Lagerstätte of North Greenland and Its Implications for Cycloneuralian Evolution". Journal of Paleontology. 84 (2): 332–340. doi:10.1666/09-102R.1. S2CID 86256781.