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Palaeonemertea
Sign in to savePalaeonemertea is a class of primitive nemertean worm. It may be para- or polyphyletic, consisting of three to five clades and totalling about 100 species.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 65
- With media
- 29
- Collections
- CAS, ALMNH
- Recorded in
- United States, Antarctica
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Palaeonemertea is a class of primitive nemertean worm. It may be para- or polyphyletic, consisting of three to five clades and totalling about 100 species.
These worms have several apparently simple features and, as their name suggests, they are often considered to be the most primitive nemerteans. The primary body-wall musculature consists of an outer circular layer overlying a longitudinal layer.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Palaeonemertea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.