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Polychaeta taxon details

Phragmochaeta Conway Morris & Peel, 2008 †

590262  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:590262)

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Conway Morris, Simon ; Peel, John S. 2008. The earliest annelids: Lower Cambrian polychaetes from the Sirius Passet Lagerstatte, Peary Land, North Greenland. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 53(1): 135-146, available online at https://doi.org/10.4202/app.2008.0110
page(s): 144 [details]   
Etymology An oblique reference to the thatch-like appearance of the chaetae, hence reeds (Greek phragmites). Gender unstated.  
Etymology An oblique reference to the thatch-like appearance of the chaetae, hence reeds (Greek phragmites). Gender unstated. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Phragmochaeta Conway Morris & Peel, 2008 †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590262 on 2024-03-28
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original description Conway Morris, Simon ; Peel, John S. 2008. The earliest annelids: Lower Cambrian polychaetes from the Sirius Passet Lagerstatte, Peary Land, North Greenland. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 53(1): 135-146, available online at https://doi.org/10.4202/app.2008.0110
page(s): 144 [details]   
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Classification Conway Morris and Peel (2008) also created family Phragmochaetidae for Phragmochaeta canicularis. Not implemented here. [details]

Etymology An oblique reference to the thatch-like appearance of the chaetae, hence reeds (Greek phragmites). Gender unstated. [details]