Morphological revision of Siphonophora hui (Myriapoda: Diplopoda: Siphonophoridae) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2021
Authors:Y. - T. Su, Cai, C. - Y., Huang, D. - Y.
Journal:Palaeoentomology
Volume:4
Issue:3
Pagination:279-288
Date Published:29/06/2021
ISSN:2624-2834, 2624-2826
Keywords:Arthropods, Burmite, Cretaceous, Myanmar, Palaeodiversity
Abstract:

Siphonophora hui Jiang et al., 2019, known from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber, is the first formally described fossil species of the extant myriapod family Siphonophoridae. Here we re-study this species using confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) on the basis of three new specimens from the same deposit. A comparison between the fossil and extant species of Siphonophora is given and several new morphological details are discussed.

URL:https://mapress.com/pe/article/view/palaeoentomology.4.3.15
DOI:10.11646/palaeoentomology.4.3.15
Citation Key:1405
Refereed Designation:Refereed
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