Caprascolex 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

Parent taxon: Polychaeta according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Aciculata, Aeolosomatidae, Amphinomorpha, Arachnostega, Bundenbachochaeta, Drilomorpha, Ebetallites, Eopolychaetus, Eotrophonia, Eunicemorpha, Eunicida, Flabelligerimorpha, Geophilus proavus, Haileyia, Hammatopsis, Hesionites, Hirudopsis, Khemisina, Klakesia, Leodicidae, Lockportia, Microtubus, Miskoa, Nawnites, Oliveirania, Onuphionella, Palaeotubus, Palpata, Parergodrilidae, Phragmochaetidae, Phyllodocemorpha, Pontobdellopsis, Potamodrilidae, Propolynoe, Psammodrilidae, Pyllodocida, Ramesses, Ruedemannella, Sarcionata, Schizoproboscina, Scolecida, Sedentarida, Serpulimorpha, Siboglinidae, Soris, Spiomorpha, Spiroglyphus, Stoma, Terebellomorpha, Tosalorbis, Tubicola, Tubulelloides, Tymbochoos

Subtaxa: Caprascolex antarcticus

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Type: Caprascolex antarcticus

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at WP 10 (Eocene of Antarctica)

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