Helenodora inopinata

Helenodora inopinata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Onychophora
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Onychophora

Familia: †Helenodoridae
Genus: †Helenodora
Species: †Helenodora inopinata

Name

Helenodora inopinata Thompson & Jones, 1980

Holotype: FMNH PE 29049.

Paratype: FMNH PE 29050.

Type locality: Francis Creek Shale, Carbondale Formation, Middle Pennsylvanian.

References

Primary references

• Thompson, I. & Jones, D.S. 1980. A possible Onychophoran from the middle Pennsylvanian Mazon Creek beds of northern Illinois. Journal of Paleontology 54(3): 588–596. JSTOR, PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Murdock, D.J.E., Gabbott, S.E. & Purnell, M.A. 2016. The impact of taphonomic data on phylogenetic resolution: Helenodora inopinata (Carboniferous, Mazon Creek Lagerstätte) and the onychophoran stem lineage. BMC Evolutionary Biology 16(19): 19. DOI: 10.1186/s12862-016-0582-7 . Reference page.