Biology:Hyolithellus
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Short description: Genus of annelids (fossil)
Hyolithellus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Stem group: | Annelida |
Genus: | †Hyolithellus Billings, 1871 |
Hyolithellus is a conical tubular fossil from the Cambrian, originally considered a hyolith but since reinterpreted tentatively as an annelid worm.[1]
Its circular, thin (15–150 μm), originally phosphatic tube gets wider along its long, undulating, annulated length.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Christian B. Skovsted & John S. Peel (2011). "Hyolithellus in life position from the Lower Cambrian of North Greenland". Journal of Paleontology 85 (1): 37–47. doi:10.1666/10-065.1.
Wikidata ☰ Q5957086 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyolithellus.
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