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Polychaeta taxon details

Protonympha salicifolia Clarke, 1903 †

744955  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:744955)

accepted
Species
marine
fossil only
Clarke, John M. 1903. Some Devonian worms. New York State Museum Bulletin 69: 1234-1238, 1292, 1294, plates 27-28, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34845121
page(s): 1237 [details]   
Fossil range Canadian Devonian, said by Bracchi & Alessandrello (2005) to be the oldest aphroditid known. However, study of the plates...  
Fossil range Canadian Devonian, said by Bracchi & Alessandrello (2005) to be the oldest aphroditid known. However, study of the plates suggests the decision to place the fossil as an aphroditid is questionable. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Protonympha salicifolia Clarke, 1903 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744955 on 2024-05-06
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original description Clarke, John M. 1903. Some Devonian worms. New York State Museum Bulletin 69: 1234-1238, 1292, 1294, plates 27-28, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34845121
page(s): 1237 [details]   
From editor or global species database
Fossil range Canadian Devonian, said by Bracchi & Alessandrello (2005) to be the oldest aphroditid known. However, study of the plates suggests the decision to place the fossil as an aphroditid is questionable. [details]