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
Type: Caprascolex antarcticus
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at WP 10 (Eocene of Antarctica)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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