†Lepidocoleus kuangguoduni Gügel et al. 2017 (scale worm)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Polychaeta - Cuniculepadida - Lepidocoleidae
Full reference: B. Gügel, K. De Baets, I. Jerjen, P. Schuetz, and C. Klug. 2017. A new subdisarticulated machaeridian from the Middle Devonian of China: Insights into taphonomy and taxonomy using X-ray microtomography and 3D-analysis. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 62(2):237-247
Belongs to Lepidocoleus according to B. Gügel et al. 2017
Sister taxon: Lepidocoleus jamesi
Type specimen: PIMUZ 32127, a partial skeleton (part and its fragmented counterpart, over 20 sclerites)
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lepidocoleus kuangguoduni in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.