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Dannychaeta
Taxonomy
Dannychaeta was named by Chen et al. (2020). Its type is Dannychaeta tucolus.
It was assigned to Magelonidae by Chen et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Magelonidae by Chen et al. (2020).
Species
D. tucolus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Dannychaeta Chen et al. p. 249 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| H. Chen et al. 2020 | Elongated, slender polychaetes with organic dwelling tubes. Head with anteriorly tapering spade-shaped prostomium, with paired palps attached ventrolaterally near the mouth. Body heteronomously segmented, with a wider thorax containing at least eight chaetigers. Parapodia with lateral lamellae in the posterior part of the abdomen. Abdominal parapodia biramous, unknown in thorax. Capillary chaetae in both rami, occurring in tight parallel bundles. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: Early/Lower Cambrian or 538.80000 to 509.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Cambrian | China (Kunming) | D. tucolus (228572) |