Vachonisia Explained

Vachonisia is a Devonian marrellomorph known from the Lower Devonian Hunsrück Slate.[1] It grows in a similar fashion to the other Hunsruck marrellomorph, Mimetaster,[2] and is closely related to the Silurian Xylokorys. It is known from 20 specimens; its whole body is covered by a shield-like carapace.[3]

Notes and References

  1. The arthropods Mimetaster and Vachonisia from the Devonian Hunsrück Shale. Stürmer, W . Bergström, J . Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 50. 1. 78–111. 1976. 10.1007/bf03001974.
  2. Kühl . G. . Rust . J. . 10.1007/s12542-009-0049-x . Re-investigation of Mimetaster hexagonalis: a marrellomorph arthropod from the Lower Devonian Hunsrück Slate (Germany) . Paläontologische Zeitschrift . 84 . 397 . 2010 .
  3. Morphology,Paleobiology and Phylogenetic Position of Vachonisia rogeri (Arthropoda) from the Lower Devonian Hunsrück Slate (Germany). Kühl, Gabriele. Bergström, Jan. Rust, Jes . Palaeontographica Abteilung A . 286 . 2008 . 123–157. 10.1127/pala/286/2008/123.

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