Sternaspis Otto, 1821
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4052.3.7 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:5F3962DA-8ACC-4D15-B59D-2784ED44ACF4 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6094934 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/251D223D-FF9C-FF98-FF13-FC93E26DFBA2 |
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Plazi |
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Sternaspis Otto, 1821 |
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Genus Sternaspis Otto, 1821 View in CoL
Type species. Sternaspis thalassemoides Otto, 1821 , by monotypy.
Diagnosis. Sternaspids with introvert hooks falcate and tapered. Pre-shield region with 7 segments. Ventrocaudal shield usually stiff with sediment particles loosely adhered, rarely soft with relatively firmly adhered sediment particles that could be removed by a sharp metal object; usually with radial ribs and concentric lines. Branchial filaments arranged in discrete branchial plates (modified after Sendall & Salazar-Vallejo 2013).
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
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