Kenostrychus clementsi 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

Belongs to Kenostrychus according to M. D. Sutton et al. 2001

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: OUM C.29525. Its type locality is Herefordshire Konservat-Lagerstätte, which is in a Wenlock basinal (carbonate) carbonate/volcaniclastic in the United Kingdom.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Herefordshire Konservat-Lagerstätte

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