Question

why neopilinei
called living fossil​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Neopilina has been found in the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden, and the Antarctic Ocean. Clearly, living Monoplacophora is widespread and has evaded detection only because it inhabits deep waters. That modern Neopilina is virtually unchanged since the early Paleozoic (~542 to 241 million years ago.)

Answer 2

When Neopilina was discovered it became the only living representative of Monoplacophora. For this reason it is often referred to as a "living fossil." Living fossils are unique extant organisms that are representative of much larger fossil groups. They are remnants of an otherwise extinct type of organism. Living fossils occur among both plants and animals. Other than Neopilina, plants and animals commonly referred to as living fossils are the horsetails or scouring rushes, the gingko or maidenhair tree, the coelacanth fish, the horseshoe or king crab, the chambered nautilus and the brachiopod Lingula.

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