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Oenonites eichwaldi
Discussion
Named in honour of Eduard Eichwald (1795-1876), one of the pioneers in scolecodont research.
Taxonomy
Oenonites eichwaldi was named by Eriksson (1997). Its type specimen is LO 7639, a mandible (right MI), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lickershamn 2, which is in a Sheinwoodian marine marl in the Hogklint Beds Formation of Sweden.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Oenonites eichwaldi Eriksson p. 219 figs. 9A-C |
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†Oenonites eichwaldi Eriksson 1997
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. Eriksson 1997 | Right MI: Large jaw with a prominent club-shaped ramus at about mid-length. The jaw has a wide anterior part and a narrow posterior part. Prominent undenticulated ridge. Large ligament scar. Left MI: Fairly similar to the right MI, but the ramus is not as prominent and big. Exhibits a fairly wide inner wing, which tapers both anteriorly and posteriorly but terminates on the same level as the undenticulated ridge terminates (posteriorly). Large ligament scar. |
Measurements
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Age range: Sheinwoodian or 432.90000 to 430.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Sheinwoodian | Sweden (Gotland) | Oenonites eichwaldi (type locality: 224111) |