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Septalites
Temporal range: Silurian[1]
Septalites septatus from the Silurian of Gotland.
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incertae sedis
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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: 205–210. doi:10.1080/11035890501273205.