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Corynetis

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Corynetis
Temporal range: Chengjiang
Reconstruction
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Stem group: Priapulida (?)
Class: Archaeopriapulida
Genus: Corynetis
Luo & Hu 1999
Species
  • Corynetis brevis Luo & Hu 1999[1]
  • Corynetis fortis Hu et al 2012[2]
Fossil specimen, Geological Museum of China

Corynetis is a genus of archaeopriapulid known from the Chengjiang biota, and a senior synonym of Anningvermis multispinosus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Huang, D.-Y.; Vannier, J.; Chen, J.-Y. (2004). "Anatomy and lifestyles of Early Cambrian priapulid worms exemplified by Corynetis and Anningvermis from the Maotianshan Shale (SW China)". Lethaia. 37 (1): 21–33. Bibcode:2004Letha..37...21H. doi:10.1080/00241160410005088.
  2. ^ HU, S.-X., STEINER, M., ZHU, M., LUO, H., FORCHIELLI, A., KEUPP, H., ZHAO, F. and LIU, Q. 2012. A new priapulid assemblage from the early Cambrian Guanshan fossil Lagerstätte of SW China. Bulletin of Geosciences, 93–106.
  3. ^ Smith, M. R.; Harvey, T. H. P.; Butterfield, N. J. (2015). "The macro- and microfossil record of the Cambrian priapulid Ottoia" (PDF). Palaeontology. 58 (4): 705–721. Bibcode:2015Palgy..58..705S. doi:10.1111/pala.12168.