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Onuphionella

Polychaeta

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).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Onuphionella Signor and McMenamin p. 236
2002Onuphionella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
genusOnuphionella

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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Onuphionella agglutinata Kirjanov 1968
Onuphionella claytonensis Signor and McMenamin 1988
Onuphionella durhami Signor and McMenamin 1988
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. W. Signor and M. A. S. McMenamin 1988Large, 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.