Caprascolex antarcticus Schweitzer et al. 2005 (worm)

Polychaeta

Full reference: C. E. Schweitzer, R. M. Feldmann, S. Marenssi and D. A. Waugh. 2005. Remarkably preserved annelid worms from the La Meseta Formation (Eocene), Seymour Island, Antarctica. Palaeontology 48(1):1-13

Belongs to Caprascolex according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2005

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: USNM 518271. Its type locality is WP 10, which is in a Ypresian open shallow subtidal sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at WP 10

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