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Nesonektris aldridgei
Taxonomy
Nesonektris aldridgei was named by García-Bellido et al. (2014). Its type specimen is SAM P45212 and is a compression preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Buck Quarry, which is in a Botomian offshore shale in the Emu Bay Shale Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Nesonektris.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2014 | Nesonektris aldridgei García-Bellido et al. |
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†Nesonektris aldridgei García-Bellido et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. C. García-Bellido et al. 2014 |
Large vetulicolian with anterior and posterior body regions subequal in length. Anterior region subquadrate, with vertical oral margin connected to dorsal and ventral keels. Narrow lateral groove present, but no evidence of gill pouches. Anterior and posterior regions connected mid-dorsally at an angle. Elongate posterior region of seven segments, tapering after the fourth; terminal segment longer than others, ending in two lobes connected by a flat notch. Internal rod-like structure extends along axis of posterior body region. |
Measurements
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| References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||