Lophotrochozoa Temporal range: early Cambrian – Recent
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Caribbean reef squid or Sepioteuthis sepioidea is a complex lophotrochozoan. | |
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Superphylum: | Lophotrochozoa Halanych et al., 1995
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The Lophotrochozoa ("crest-bearing animals") are a group of animals above the level of phylum. It is not part of the usual system of classification. They were recently discovered through molecular phylogeny.[1] They include two of the most successful animal phyla, the Mollusca and Annelida.
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