Eoserratosagitta, Doguzhaeva, Mutvei & Mapes, 2002

Doguzhaeva, Larisa A., Mutvei, Harry & Mapes, Royal H., 2002, Chaetognath grasping spines from the Upper Mississippian of Arkansas (USA), Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47 (3), pp. 421-430 : 428

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13304973

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scientific name

Eoserratosagitta
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Genus Eoserratosagitta nov.

Type species: Eoserratosagitta serrata sp. nov., by monotypy.

Derivation of name: From Greek eos, dawn, and the name of a Recent genus Serratosagitta characterized, in part by having a saw−like edge on the chaetae.

Diagnosis.—Small horny gently curved spines with a long central cavity and fibrous wall; lateral sides weakly convex, with five to six longitudinal bands and fine oblique growth lines; concave (or inner) edge acute and serrated with more than 20 straight, conical, hollow denticles, inclined towards the pointed tip, distal portion non−serrated; convex (or distal) edge rounded and smooth.

Age.—Upper Mississippian (Middle Chesterian = Lower Serpukhovian).

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