A reevaluation of Wiwaxia and the polychaetes of the Burgess Shale

Lethaia

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 317-335

  Eibye Jacobsen, Danny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aciculata; Annelida; Burgess shale; Burgessochaeta; Canadia; Chrysopetalidae; Insolicorypha; Perochaeta; Phyllodocida; Phylogeny; polychaeta; Stephenoscolex; Wiwaxia

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; BURGESS SHALE; FOSSIL; PHYLOGENY; POLYCHAETE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ACICULATA; ANNELIDA; CHRYSOPETALIDAE; PHYLLODOCIDA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 5144224609     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00241160410002027     Document Type: Article

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