Kuamaia (original) (raw)

Kuamaia is an extinct genus of artiopodan in the phylum Arthropoda. Fossils of the type species K. lata were discovered in the Chengjiang biota. The other species in the genus,K. muricata has also been identified there, but neither species has been found elsewhere. Kuamaia lata was a benthic arthropod and a mobile hunter and scavenger. A spiny section on K. lata's legs is presumed to have allowed it to tear apart food.