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| fossil_range = {{fossil range|Cambrian Stage 3}} ] | fossil_range = {{fossil range|Cambrian Stage 3}} ]
| image = Heteromorphus_longicaudatus.jpg | image = Heteromorphus_longicaudatus.jpg
| image_caption = Artist's reconstruction of ''Heteromorphus longicaudatus''<br />{{small|(with dwarf "Form A" in the background)}} | image_caption = Artist's reconstruction of ''Heteromorphus longicaudatus''<br />{{small|(with much smaller "Form A" above it)}}
| authority = Luo and Hu ''in'' Luo ''et al.'' 1999 | authority = Luo and Hu ''in'' Luo ''et al.'' 1999
| type_species = {{extinct}}'''''Heteromorphus longicaudatus''''' | type_species = {{extinct}}'''''Heteromorphus longicaudatus'''''
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'''''Heteromorphus''''' is an extinct genus of ] from the ] ]. It contains one broadly accepted species, ''Heteromorphus confusus'', as well as a proposed junior synonym, ''Heteromorphus longicaudatus'' that may prove to be a separate species as additional specimens are examined.<ref name=Aldridge2007>{{harvnb|Aldridge|Hou|Siveter|Siveter|2007|pages=147–150}}</ref> A much smaller species labeled "Form A" is allied with ''Heteromorphus'' at the ] level but has not been formally described or assigned to ''Heteromorphus'' itself.<ref>{{harvnb|McMenamin|2019|page=8}}</ref> '''''Heteromorphus''''' is an extinct genus of ] from the ] ]. It contains one broadly accepted species, ''Heteromorphus confusus'', as well as a proposed junior synonym, ''Heteromorphus longicaudatus'' that may prove to be a separate species as additional specimens are examined.<ref name=Aldridge2007>{{harvnb|Aldridge|Hou|Siveter|Siveter|2007|pages=147–150}}</ref> A much smaller species labeled "Form A" is allied with ''Heteromorphus'' at the ] level but has not been formally described or assigned to ''Heteromorphus'' itself.<ref name=Shu2005>{{harvnb|Shu|2005|page=2349}}</ref>


==Description== ==Description==
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Like ''Banffia'', ''Heteromorphus'' has a two-part body with a notable constriction between the parts, and a crossover that effectively reverses the dorsal and ventral sides between the anterior and posterior sections.<ref>{{harvnb|Conway Morris|Halgedahl|Selden|Jarrard|2015|pages=3–4}}</ref> The posterior portion is segmented, although the common presence of wrinkling makes counting the segments difficult. The anterior body shape ranges from torpedo-like to more rectangular, with a near-vertical anterior edge.<ref name=Aldridge2007 /> Like ''Banffia'', ''Heteromorphus'' has a two-part body with a notable constriction between the parts, and a crossover that effectively reverses the dorsal and ventral sides between the anterior and posterior sections.<ref>{{harvnb|Conway Morris|Halgedahl|Selden|Jarrard|2015|pages=3–4}}</ref> The posterior portion is segmented, although the common presence of wrinkling makes counting the segments difficult. The anterior body shape ranges from torpedo-like to more rectangular, with a near-vertical anterior edge.<ref name=Aldridge2007 />


''Heteromorphus'' is separated from ''Banffia'' by the presence of a lateral groove, similar to that found in the ]. However, while a 2004 description claimed that four gill openings were present in the groove, later workers have not observed them. The lack of visible gills in banffids has been speculated to indicate a burrowing lifestyle.<ref name=Aldridge2007 /> A partial "twist" has been described in ''Heteromorphus'', compared to the well-developed torsion in ''Banffia''.<ref name=GB2014 /> While the initial description of ''H. confusus'' indicated an anus halfway along the ventral surface of the posterior section,<ref>{{harvnb|Chen|Zhou|1997|page=86|loc=Figure 138 caption}}</ref> later descriptions confirmed the terminal location of the anus.<ref>{{harvnb|Hou|Siveter|Siveter|Aldridge|2017|page=272}}</ref> ''Heteromorphus'' is separated from ''Banffia'' by the presence of a lateral groove, similar to that found in the ].<ref name=Aldridge2007 /> However, while a 2004 description claimed that four gill openings were present in the groove, later workers have not observed them. The lack of visible gills in banffiids has been speculated to indicate a burrowing lifestyle.<ref>{{harvnb|Conway Morris|Halgedahl|Selden|Jarrard|2015|page=5}}</ref> A partial "twist" has been described in ''Heteromorphus'', compared to the well-developed torsion in ''Banffia''.<ref name=GB2014 /> While the initial description of ''H. confusus'' indicated an anus halfway along the ventral surface of the posterior section,<ref>{{harvnb|Chen|Zhou|1997|page=86|loc=Figure 138 caption}}</ref> later descriptions confirmed the terminal location of the anus.<ref>{{harvnb|Hou|Siveter|Siveter|Aldridge|2017|page=272}}</ref>


==Taxonomy== ==Taxonomy==
''Heteromorphus'' has been grouped with ''Banffia'' and ''Skeemella'' in the family ].<ref name=Li2018>{{harvnb|Li|Williams|Gabbott|Chen|2018|pages=1083–1084}}</ref> ''Heteromorphus'' has been grouped with ''Banffia'' and ''Skeemella'' in the family ].<ref name=Li2018>{{harvnb|Li|Williams|Gabbott|Chen|2018|pages=1083–1084}}</ref>


The following cladogram is simplified from Mussini ''et al.'' (2024), using the definition of ] from Li ''et al.'' (2018). It shows ''Heteromorphus'' as part of the earliest steps, corresponding to the class ], in the ] leading to extant ].<ref name=MussiniCladogram>{{harvnb|Mussini|Smith|Vinther|Rahman|2024|pages=6–7}}</ref> The following cladogram is simplified from Mussini ''et al.'' (2024), using the definition of ] from Li ''et al.'' (2018). It shows ''Heteromorphus'' as part of the earliest steps, corresponding to the class ], in the ] leading to extant ].<ref name=MussiniCladogram>{{harvnb|Mussini|Smith|Vinther|Rahman|2024|pages=6–7}}</ref>
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An earlier study in 2014 was unable to resolve any relationships among vetulicolians as a group:<ref name=GB2014>{{harvnb|García-Bellido|Lee|Edgecombe|Jago|2014|page=9}}</ref> An earlier study in 2014 placed vetulicolians as the sister-group to tunicates, but was unable to resolve any relationships among vetulicolians as a group:<ref name=GB2014>{{harvnb|García-Bellido|Lee|Edgecombe|Jago|2014|page=9}}</ref>


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===''H. confusus'' vs ''H. longicaudatus''=== ===''H. confusus'' vs ''H. longicaudatus''===


''H. confusus'' was originally described as ''] confusa'' in 1997, while ''H. longicaudatus'' was described and assigned to the new genus ''Heteromorphus'' in 1999. The discoverers of ''B. confusa'' referred to it as ''H. confusus'' in 2002, accepting its assignment to ''Heteromorphus'' and, according to a comprehensive 2007 review of vetulicolian phylogenetics, indicating that ''H. longicaudatus'' is its junior synonym. However, the same source also noted substantial variation among ''Heteromorphus'' specimens, and that more species (including a distinct ''H. longicaudatus'') may exist.<ref name=Aldridge2007 /> ''H. confusus'' was originally described as ''] confusa'' in 1997, while ''H. longicaudatus'' was described and assigned to the new genus ''Heteromorphus'' in 1999. The discoverers of ''B. confusa'' referred to it as ''H. confusus'' in 2002, accepting its assignment to ''Heteromorphus'' and, according to a comprehensive 2007 review of vetulicolian phylogenetics, indicating that ''H. longicaudatus'' is its junior synonym. However, the same review also noted substantial variation among ''Heteromorphus'' specimens, and that more species (including a distinct ''H. longicaudatus'') may exist.<ref name=Aldridge2007 />


==References== ==References==
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* {{cite book|last1=Hou |first1=Xian-guang |last2=Siveter |first2=David J. |last3=Siveter |first3=Derek J. |last4=Aldridge |first4=Richard J. |last5=Cong |first5=Pei-yun |last6=Gabbott |first6=Sarah |last7=Ma |first7=Xiao-ya |last8=Purnell |first8=Mark A. |last9=Williams |first9=Mark |title=The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China: The Flowering of Early Animal Life |chapter=Vetulicolians |edition=2 |date=2017 |pages=272–281 |doi=10.1002/9781118896372.ch25}} * {{cite book|last1=Hou |first1=Xian-guang |last2=Siveter |first2=David J. |last3=Siveter |first3=Derek J. |last4=Aldridge |first4=Richard J. |last5=Cong |first5=Pei-yun |last6=Gabbott |first6=Sarah |last7=Ma |first7=Xiao-ya |last8=Purnell |first8=Mark A. |last9=Williams |first9=Mark |title=The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China: The Flowering of Early Animal Life |chapter=Vetulicolians |edition=2 |date=2017 |pages=272–281 |doi=10.1002/9781118896372.ch25}}
* {{cite journal|last1=Li |first1=Yujing |last2=Williams |first2=Mark |last3=Gabbott |first3=Sarah E. |last4=Chen |first4=Ailen |last5=Cong |first5=Peiyun |last6=Hou |first6=Xianguang |title=The enigmatic metazoan Yuyuanozoon magnificissimi from the early Cambrian Chengjiang Biota, Yunnan Province, South China |journal=Journal of Paleontology |volume=92 |number=6 |year=2018 |pages=1081–1091 |doi=10.1017/jpa.2018.18}} * {{cite journal|last1=Li |first1=Yujing |last2=Williams |first2=Mark |last3=Gabbott |first3=Sarah E. |last4=Chen |first4=Ailen |last5=Cong |first5=Peiyun |last6=Hou |first6=Xianguang |title=The enigmatic metazoan Yuyuanozoon magnificissimi from the early Cambrian Chengjiang Biota, Yunnan Province, South China |journal=Journal of Paleontology |volume=92 |number=6 |year=2018 |pages=1081–1091 |doi=10.1017/jpa.2018.18}}
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Extinct genus of Cambrian organisms

Heteromorphus
Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 3 PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Cambrian Stage 3
Artist's reconstruction of Heteromorphus longicaudatus
(with much smaller "Form A" above it)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade?: †Vetulicolia
Class: †Banffozoa
Order: †Banffiata
Family: †Banffiidae
Genus: †Heteromorphus
Luo and Hu in Luo et al. 1999
Type species
†Heteromorphus longicaudatus
Luo and Hu in Luo et al. 1999
Species
  • †Heteromorphus confusus Chen and Zhou, 1997

Heteromorphus is an extinct genus of banffiid from the lower Cambrian Chengjiang lagerstatte. It contains one broadly accepted species, Heteromorphus confusus, as well as a proposed junior synonym, Heteromorphus longicaudatus that may prove to be a separate species as additional specimens are examined. A much smaller species labeled "Form A" is allied with Heteromorphus at the class level but has not been formally described or assigned to Heteromorphus itself.

Description

Like Banffia, Heteromorphus has a two-part body with a notable constriction between the parts, and a crossover that effectively reverses the dorsal and ventral sides between the anterior and posterior sections. The posterior portion is segmented, although the common presence of wrinkling makes counting the segments difficult. The anterior body shape ranges from torpedo-like to more rectangular, with a near-vertical anterior edge.

Heteromorphus is separated from Banffia by the presence of a lateral groove, similar to that found in the Vetulicolida. However, while a 2004 description claimed that four gill openings were present in the groove, later workers have not observed them. The lack of visible gills in banffiids has been speculated to indicate a burrowing lifestyle. A partial "twist" has been described in Heteromorphus, compared to the well-developed torsion in Banffia. While the initial description of H. confusus indicated an anus halfway along the ventral surface of the posterior section, later descriptions confirmed the terminal location of the anus.

Taxonomy

Heteromorphus has been grouped with Banffia and Skeemella in the family Banffiidae.

The following cladogram is simplified from Mussini et al. (2024), using the definition of Vetulicolidae from Li et al. (2018). It shows Heteromorphus as part of the earliest steps, corresponding to the class Banffozoa, in the evolutionary grade leading to extant chordates.

Chordata

Banffia†

Heteromorphus†

Skeemella†

Nesonektris†

Vetulicolidae†

Didazoon†

Pomatrum†

Yuyuanozoon†

Yunnanozoon†

Cathaymyrus†

Pikaia†

Chordata
(crown group)

(total group)
"Banffozoa" "Vetulicolida"

An earlier study in 2014 placed vetulicolians as the sister-group to tunicates, but was unable to resolve any relationships among vetulicolians as a group:

Vetulicolia†

Vetulicola†

Beidazoon†

Ooedigera†

Pomatrum† / Xidazoon†

Didazoon†

Yuyuanozoon†

Banffia†

"Banffiidae"

Heteromorphus†

Nesonektris†

Tunicata

H. confusus vs H. longicaudatus

H. confusus was originally described as Banffia confusa in 1997, while H. longicaudatus was described and assigned to the new genus Heteromorphus in 1999. The discoverers of B. confusa referred to it as H. confusus in 2002, accepting its assignment to Heteromorphus and, according to a comprehensive 2007 review of vetulicolian phylogenetics, indicating that H. longicaudatus is its junior synonym. However, the same review also noted substantial variation among Heteromorphus specimens, and that more species (including a distinct H. longicaudatus) may exist.

References

  1. ^ Aldridge et al. 2007, pp. 147–150
  2. Shu 2005, p. 2349
  3. Conway Morris et al. 2015, pp. 3–4
  4. Conway Morris et al. 2015, p. 5
  5. ^ García-Bellido et al. 2014, p. 9
  6. Chen & Zhou 1997, p. 86, Figure 138 caption
  7. Hou et al. 2017, p. 272
  8. Li et al. 2018, pp. 1083–1084
  9. Mussini et al. 2024, pp. 6–7

Works cited

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