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Dannychaeta tucolus
Taxonomy
Dannychaeta tucolus was named by Chen et al. (2020). Its type specimen is YKLP 11382 (full body) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Guanshan Reservoir, which is in a Cambrian marine horizon in the Canglangpu Formation of China. It is the type species of Dannychaeta.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Dannychaeta tucolus Chen et al. p. 249 figs. Fig. 1 |
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†Dannychaeta tucolus Chen et al. 2020
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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 506.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Cambrian | China (Kunming) | Dannychaeta tucolus (type locality: 228572) |