Septalites

Septalites
Temporal range:
Septalites septatus from the Silurian of Gotland.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
incertae sedis
Class:
Tentaculita†
Order:
Cornulitida†
Family:
Cornulitidae†
Genus:
Septalites†

Vinn, 2005
Septalites septatus longitudinal section of the tube showing septa. Silurian of Gotland

Septalites is a genus of cornulitid tubeworms. Their shells lack vesicular wall structure and have a smooth lumen filled with numerous transverse septa. They are externally covered with transverse ridges. Their fossils are known only from the Silurian of Gotland.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Vinn, O. (2005). "A new cornulitid genus from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden". GFF. 127 (3): 205–210. Bibcode:2005GFF...127..205V. doi:10.1080/11035890501273205. S2CID 128773710.
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