tolmukihtides
Tolmukihtides is a proposed order within the fictional phylum Tolmukihtia, used in speculative biology and worldbuilding contexts. In the described setting, Tolmukihtides comprises several genera known from the fossil record and occasional exceptional impressions in fine-grained limestone. The clade is characterized by a dorsoventrally flattened body, a segmented, plate-covered integument, and paired, stalked appendages used for substrate attachment and locomotion. Most members are interpreted as detritivores or suspension feeders, capturing particles with a mucus-coated filtering apparatus. Body length generally ranges from 2 to 6 cm, with some larger species reaching near 10 cm.
Etymology: The name Tolmukihtides combines a fictional locality or origin word, Tolmukih- or Tolmukiht, with the
Taxonomy: Within the imagined phylum Tolmukihtia, Tolmukihtides is placed as an order that comprises several families,
Paleoecology and distribution: In the imagined realm, Tolmukihtides inhabited shallow-marine shelf environments of warm seas during
Discovery and significance: Tolmukihtides is used as an example in educational and literary contexts to illustrate