Xylokorys
Xylokorys Temporal range: Wenlock, 425Ma | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Stem-group: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Marrellomorpha |
Family: | †Vachonisiidae |
Genus: | †Xylokorys |
Binomial name | |
Xylokorys chledophilia Siveter et al., 2007 | |
Xylokorys is a genus of marrellomorph known from two specimens from the Silurian Herefordshire lagerstatte; it filter-fed on mud particles on the sea floor.[1] It is the only marrellomorph known from the Silurian period.
References
- ↑ Siveter, D. J.; Fortey, R. A.; Sutton, M. D.; Briggs, D. E. G.; Siveter, D. J. (2007). "A Silurian 'marrellomorph' arthropod". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 274 (1623): 2223–2229. doi:10.1098/rspb.2007.0712. PMC 2287322. PMID 17646139.