Belonechitina

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Belonechitina
Temporal range: Early Ordovician–Llandovery
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Belonechitina

Jansonius, 1964

Belonechitina is an extinct genus of chitinozoans. It was described by Jansonius in 1964. [1] Fossils of members of this genus have been found mainly in the northern hemisphere in Canada, China, Oman, and in Western and Northern Europe. [2] [3]

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