Paleoxyuris Hugot et al. 2014 (roundworm)

Oxyurida - Heteroxynematidae

Full reference: J. P. Hugot, S. L. Gardner, V. Borba, P. Araujo, D. Leles, A. A. S. Da-Rosa, J. Dutra, L. F. Ferreira, and A. Araújo. 2014. Discovery of a 240 million year old nematode parasite egg in a cynodont coprolite sheds light on the early origin of pinworms in vertebrates. Parasites and Vectors 7(486):1-8

Parent taxon: Heteroxynematidae according to J. P. Hugot et al. 2014

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Paleoxyuris cockburni

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Type: Paleoxyuris cockburni

Distribution: found only at Sítio Cortado, RST 287 Highway (Triassic of Brazil)

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