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Polychaeta taxon details

Stephenoscolex argutus Conway Morris, 1979 †

331306  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331306)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Morris, S. C. (1979). Middle Cambrian Polychaetes from the Burgess Shale of British Columbia. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.</em> 285(1007): 227-274., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1979.0006 [details]   
Note Canada  
From other sources
Type locality Canada [details]
Etymology argutus (bright, shiny) refers to the very reflective preservation of this species.  
Etymology argutus (bright, shiny) refers to the very reflective preservation of this species. [details]

Taxonomy A specimen included in Walcott's (1911) Canadia dubia later became Stephenoscolex argutus Conway Morris (1979).  
Taxonomy A specimen included in Walcott's (1911) Canadia dubia later became Stephenoscolex argutus Conway Morris (1979). [details]

Stratigraphy Middle Cambrian  
Stratigraphy Middle Cambrian [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Stephenoscolex argutus Conway Morris, 1979 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331306 on 2024-03-28
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Morris, S. C. (1979). Middle Cambrian Polychaetes from the Burgess Shale of British Columbia. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.</em> 285(1007): 227-274., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1979.0006 [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Etymology argutus (bright, shiny) refers to the very reflective preservation of this species. [details]

Taxonomy A specimen included in Walcott's (1911) Canadia dubia later became Stephenoscolex argutus Conway Morris (1979). [details]

From other sources
Stratigraphy Middle Cambrian [details]

Type locality Canada [details]