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Machaeridia

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Machaeridia is an extinct class of armored, segmented annelid worms known from the Early Ordovician to the Carboniferous period. The class consists of three distinct families: the plumulitids, the turrilepadids, and the lepidocoleids.

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Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Class 2
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ6723361, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Machaeridia (annelid)
WikipediaIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
Machaeridia is an extinct group of armoured, segmented annelid worms, known from the Early Ordovician (Late Tremadoc) to Carboniferous.
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