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Burgessochaeta

Taxonomy
Burgessochaeta is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Polychaeta by Sepkoski (2002); and to Annelida by Caron and Jackson (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Burgessochaeta Sepkoski
2008Burgessochaeta Caron and Jackson p. 226

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
RankNameAuthor
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
genusBurgessochaeta

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Comments: Infaunal vagrant deposit feeder (Caron & Jackson, 2008).g
Created: 2008-10-19 08:13:12
Modified: 2008-10-19 10:13:12
Source: g = genus
Reference: Caron and Jackson 2008

Age range: base of the Middle Cambrian to the top of the Delamaran or 509.00000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) B. setigera (84412 84414 84417 84418 84419 84422 84423 84424 84425 84432 84433 84435 84436 84437)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) B. sp. (171308)