†Papiliomaris kluessendorfae Anderson et al. 2025 (arthropod)
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Full reference: E. P. Anderson, S. A. Rosbach, M. A. Pulsipher, D. Mikulic, and J. D. Schiffbauer. 2025. The ‘butterfly animal,’ Papiliomaris kluessendorfae n. gen. n. sp.: An enigmatic bivalved arthropod of the Waukesha biota. Journal of Paleontology 99(4):818-834
Belongs to Papiliomaris according to E. P. Anderson et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UWGM 2655, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Waukesha Lime and Stone Company quarry, which is in a Telychian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal mudstone/dolomite in the Brandon Bridge Formation of Wisconsin.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Waukesha Lime and Stone Company quarry
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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