Ctenorhabdotus Explained

Ctenorhabdotus capulus is an extinct species of ctenophore (or comb jelly), known from the Burgess shale in British Columbia, Canada. It is approximately 515 to 505 million years old and was equipped with 24 comb rows, three times as many as known from modern ctenophores. 5 specimens of Ctenorhabdotus are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise < 0.1% of the community.^[1]

See also

• Burgess Shales ctenophores in addition to Ctenorhabdotus
  • Fasciculus vesanus
  • Xanioascus canadensis

External links

• Web site: 2011. Ctenorhabdotus capulus. Burgess Shale Fossil Gallery. Virtual Museum of Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112025257/http://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/en/fossil-gallery/view-species.php?id=41. 2020-11-12. dead. 2023-01-21.

Notes and References

1. Caron . Jean-Bernard. Jackson . Donald A.. Taphonomy of the Greater Phyllopod Bed community, Burgess Shale. PALAIOS . 21 . 5 . 451–65. October 2006. 10.2110/palo.2003.P05-070R. 20173022. 2006Palai..21..451C . 53646959 .