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Eller, Eugene Rudy. (1941). Scolecodonts from the Windom, Middle Devonian, of Western New York. Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 28: 323-340, plates XXXVII-XXXVIII.
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Eller, Eugene Rudy
1941
Scolecodonts from the Windom, Middle Devonian, of Western New York
Annals of the Carnegie Museum
28: 323-340, plates XXXVII-XXXVIII
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb). Publication date: "Issued June 4, 1941"
[From introduction:]
While pursuing his studies of the geology and paleontology of western New York, Dr. Irving G. Reimann of the Buffalo Museum of Science found a single specimen of a scolecodont or fossil polychaete jaw. He found the jaw on the surface of a piece of concretionary material from near the base of the Windom Member, Moscow Formation, Hamilton Group of the Devonian on White Creek near East Bethany, New York. He called my attention to this discovery and together we examined the locality thoroughly for additional jaws. No other specimens, however, were detected in the field or on the surface of the several hundred pounds of material collected. The impure limestone layer, in which the scolecodont was found, is of a concretionary structure with phosphatic nodules. It dissolves very slowly in weak acid, resulting in a residue of muddy, silicious material with some pyrite crystals. An occasional jaw was found in this residue.
While pursuing his studies of the geology and paleontology of western New York, Dr. Irving G. Reimann of the Buffalo Museum of Science found a single specimen of a scolecodont or fossil polychaete jaw. He found the jaw on the surface of a piece of concretionary material from near the base of the Windom Member, Moscow Formation, Hamilton Group of the Devonian on White Creek near East Bethany, New York. He called my attention to this discovery and together we examined the locality thoroughly for additional jaws. No other specimens, however, were detected in the field or on the surface of the several hundred pounds of material collected. The impure limestone layer, in which the scolecodont was found, is of a concretionary structure with phosphatic nodules. It dissolves very slowly in weak acid, resulting in a residue of muddy, silicious material with some pyrite crystals. An occasional jaw was found in this residue.
America, North
Paleontology, Fossils, Paleobiology
Systematics, Taxonomy
Systematics, Taxonomy
Arabellites comis Eller, 1938 † accepted as Albertaprion comis (Eller, 1938) † (additional source)
Arabellites hamiltonensis (Stauffer, 1939) † (new combination reference)
Eunicites seamani Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Eunicites turgidus Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Ildraites anatinus (Stauffer, 1939) † accepted as Atraktoprion anatinus (Stauffer, 1939) † (new combination reference)
Ildraites anomalus Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Ildraites bowenensis Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Ildraites howelli Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Leodicites magnificus (Stauffer, 1939) † (new combination reference)
Leodicites reimanni Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Leodicites scitulus Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Lumbriconereites clavatus Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Nereidavus hamulus Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Nereidavus harbisonae Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Oenonites cadwaladeri Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Oenonites excavatus Eller, 1941 † accepted as Marleneites excavatus (Eller, 1941) † (original description)
Oenonites tenuis Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Staurocephalites truncatus Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Arabellites hamiltonensis (Stauffer, 1939) † (new combination reference)
Eunicites seamani Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Eunicites turgidus Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Ildraites anatinus (Stauffer, 1939) † accepted as Atraktoprion anatinus (Stauffer, 1939) † (new combination reference)
Ildraites anomalus Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Ildraites bowenensis Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Ildraites howelli Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Leodicites magnificus (Stauffer, 1939) † (new combination reference)
Leodicites reimanni Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Leodicites scitulus Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Lumbriconereites clavatus Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Nereidavus hamulus Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Nereidavus harbisonae Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Oenonites cadwaladeri Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Oenonites excavatus Eller, 1941 † accepted as Marleneites excavatus (Eller, 1941) † (original description)
Oenonites tenuis Eller, 1941 † (original description)
Staurocephalites truncatus Eller, 1941 † (original description)
