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The earliest endosymbiotic mineralized tubeworms from the Silurian of Podolia, Ukraine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Olev Vinn  and
Mari-Ann Mõtus
Olev Vinn
Affiliation:
1Institute of Geology, University of Tartu, Vanemuise 46, 51014 Tartu, Estonia,
Mari-Ann Mõtus
Affiliation:
2Institute of Geology, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate str. 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia,
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Abstract

The earliest endosymbiotic tubeworms have been discovered within skeletons of the tabulate coral Heliolites sp. from the Silurian (Ludlow) of Podolia, Ukraine. The new tubeworm species has a maximum diameter about 1 mm, a slightly conical tube, a smooth lumen in the tube and a lamellar wall structure. The tube wall is 0.05-0.10 mm thick. The new endosymbiotic tubeworm Coralloconchus bragensis n. gen. and sp. shares zoological affinities with the tentaculitids (incertae sedis) and is assigned to the Family Cornulitidae (Tentaculita, Cornulitida).

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 82 , Issue 2 , March 2008 , pp. 409 - 414
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