Lepidocoleidae
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| Lepidocoleidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Errantia |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Clade: | †Cuniculepadida |
| Family: | †Lepidocoleidae Clarke, 1896 |
Lepidocoleidae is a family of polychaetes belonging to the order Phyllodocida.[1]
Lepidocoleidaes have an armor-like exoskeleton that consists of large enclosed mineralized calcite plates with two different crystalline layers with both rugae and growth lines on their external surface.
Genera:[1]
- Carnicoleus Dzik, 1986
- Clarkeolepis Elias, 1958
- Compacoleus Schallreuter, 1985
- Kerrycoleus Prokop, 2002
- †Lepidocoleus Faber, 1886[2]
- Sokolophocoleus Pope, 1960
- Turrilepas Woodward, 1865