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Gilsonicaris rhenanus

Polychaeta - Eunicida

Taxonomy
Gilsonicaris rhenanus was named by van Straelen (1943). Its type specimen is IRSNB a11647 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bundenbach, Hunsrück, which is in an Emsian marine slate in the Hunsruck Slate Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Gilsonicaris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Gilsonicaris rhenanus van Straelen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
orderEunicidaUshakov 1955
genusGilsonicarisvan Straelen 1943
speciesrhenanusvan Straelen 1943

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.

†Gilsonicaris rhenanus van Straelen 1943
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 12:32:22
Modified: 2010-02-16 04:15:12
Source: c = class
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 409.10000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Gilsonicaris rhenanus (type locality: 230899)