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Vetus
Classification
Phylum:
Nematoida
Class:
Phasmidia
Order:
Rhabitida
Suborder:
Ascaridatina
Family:
Plectidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Vetus TAYLOR, 1935
Type Species:
*V. duisburgi
Images
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Fig. 85,6. *V. duisburgi, Ger., X 80 (146)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Rupelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
33.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Ending International Stage:
Chattian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
23.04
Description
Body annulated, head rounded, tail bluntly pointed
References
Taylor, A. L., 1935, A review of the fossil nematodes: Helminthol,. Soc. Washington, Proc., v. 2, p. 47-49, fig. 6.
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Nematoida
Class:
Phasmidia
Order:
Rhabitida
Suborder:
Ascaridatina
Family:
Plectidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Vetus TAYLOR, 1935
Type Species:
*V. duisburgi
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 85,6. *V. duisburgi, Ger., X 80 (146)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Rupelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
33.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Ending International Stage:
Chattian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
23.04
Description
Body annulated, head rounded, tail bluntly pointed
References
Taylor, A. L., 1935, A review of the fossil nematodes: Helminthol,. Soc. Washington, Proc., v. 2, p. 47-49, fig. 6.