†family Selkirkiidae Conway Morris 1977 (priapulid worm)

Archaeopriapulida - Selkirkiidae

Full reference: S. Conway Morris. 1977. Fossil priapulid worms. Special Papers in Palaeontology 20

Parent taxon: Archaeopriapulida according to S. Conway Morris 1977

See also Conway Morris and Robison 1988

Sister taxa: Ancalagonidae, Fieldiidae, Lecythioscopa, Miskoidae, Ottoidae, Scolecofurca, Singuuriqia

Subtaxa: Selkirkia

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Type: Selkirkia

Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Delamaran of Canada (26: British Columbia collections), United States (4: Idaho, Utah)

• Cambrian of Canada (2: Brithish Columbia, British Columbia), China (1), United States (5: Nevada, Pennsylvania, Utah)

Total: 38 collections including 55 occurrences

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