Oenonites zappae Eriksson 1997 (worm)

Polychaeta - Eunicida - Polychaetaspidae

Named in honour of Mr. Frank Zappa

Full reference: M. Eriksson. 1997. Lower Silurian polychaetaspid polychaetes from Gotland, Sweden. GFF Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 119(3):213-230

Belongs to Oenonites according to M. Eriksson 1997

Sister taxa: Oenonites eichwaldi, Oenonites jennyensis, Oenonites olavi, Oenonites wejstorpi

Type specimen: LO 7675 (right MI). Its type locality is Lickershamn 2, which is in a Sheinwoodian marine marl in the Hogklint Beds Formation of Sweden.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Lickershamn 2

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