Priscansermarinus
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Priscansermarinus barnetti is an organism known from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale
, which probably represents a species of lepadomorph barnacle
. Four specimens of P. barnetti are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed
.
Burgess Shale
The Burgess Shale Formation, located in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, is one of the world's most celebrated fossil fields, and the best of its kind. It is famous for the exceptional preservation of the soft parts of its fossils...
, which probably represents a species of lepadomorph barnacle
Barnacle
A barnacle is a type of arthropod belonging to infraclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters. Barnacles are exclusively marine, and tend to live in shallow and tidal waters, typically in erosive settings. They are sessile suspension feeders, and have...
. Four specimens of P. barnetti are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed
Phyllopod bed
The Phyllopod bed, designated by USNM locality number 35k, is the most famous fossil-bearing member of the Burgess shale fossil lagerstatte. It was quarried by Charles Walcott from 1911–1917, and was the source of 95% of the fossils he collected during this time;tens of thousands of...
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