Kenostrychus Sutton et al. 2001 (worm)

Polychaeta - Aciculata

Full reference: M. D. Sutton, D. E. G. Briggs, D. J. Siveter and D. J. Siveter. 2001. A three-dimensionally preserved fossil polychaete worm from the Silurian of Herefordshire, England. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 268:2355-2363

Parent taxon: Aciculata according to M. D. Sutton et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Aberrantidae, Amphinomida, Nerillidae, Phyllodocida, Spintheridae

Subtaxa: Kenostrychus clementsi

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Type: Kenostrychus clementsi

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Herefordshire Konservat-Lagerstätte (Silurian of the United Kingdom)

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