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Polychaeta taxon details

Spriggina Glaessner, 1958 †

324572  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:324572)

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Glaessner, M. F. 1958. New fossils from the base of the Cambrian in South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 81: 185-188. [details]   
Etymology Named after Reg Sprigg who discovered the fossils of the Ediacara Hills  
Etymology Named after Reg Sprigg who discovered the fossils of the Ediacara Hills [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Spriggina Glaessner, 1958 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=324572 on 2024-04-20
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2008-03-05 14:39:51Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2014-06-15 21:39:08Z
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original description Glaessner, M. F. 1958. New fossils from the base of the Cambrian in South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 81: 185-188. [details]   

additional source Glaessner, Martin F. 1976. A new genus of late Precambrian polychaete worms from South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 100(3): 169-170. [details]   
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Etymology Named after Reg Sprigg who discovered the fossils of the Ediacara Hills [details]