Plumulites
| Plumulites canadensis Temporal range: Ordovician–Permian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Order: | Machaeridia |
| Family: | Plumulitidae |
| Genus: | Plumulites |
| Species: | P. canadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Plumulites canadensis A. Woodward, 1889 | |
Plumulites canadensis[1] is a member of the machaeridian family and existed from 480 million years ago until about 250 million years ago. This armoured annelid worm is the relative of the modern-day earthworm, leech and bristleworm. Fewer than ten fossils of Plumulites have been found.[2]
References
- ↑ Jakob Vinther & David Rudkin (2010). "The first articulated specimen of Plumulites canadensis (Woodward, 1889) from the Upper Ordovician of Ontario, with a review of the anterior region of Plumulitidae (Annelida: Machaeridia)". Palaeontology. 53 (2): 327–334. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00938.x.
- ↑ Vinther, J.; Van Roy, P.; Briggs, D. (2008). "Machaeridians are Palaeozoic armoured annelids". Nature. 451 (7175): 185–188. Bibcode:2008Natur.451..185V. doi:10.1038/nature06474. PMID 18185586.
External links
Data related to Plumulites canadensis at Wikispecies
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