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Onuphionella
Taxonomy
Onuphionella is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Onuphionella agglutinata.
It was assigned to Polychaeta by Signor and McMenamin (1988); and to Problematica by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Polychaeta by Signor and McMenamin (1988); and to Problematica by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1988 | Onuphionella Signor and McMenamin p. 236 |
2002 | Onuphionella Sepkoski |
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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.
G. †Onuphionella
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†Onuphionella agglutinata Kirjanov 1968
†Onuphionella claytonensis Signor and McMenamin 1988
†Onuphionella durhami Signor and McMenamin 1988
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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P. W. Signor and M. A. S. McMenamin 1988 | Large, membranous tubes with external imbriĀcated armor of mica flakes, cylindrical to gradually expanding; apex not observed; mica flakes secured by one edge to tube and that edge aligned transverse to axis of tube; tubes flexible but fragile and broken specimens not uncommon. |