Houscolex (priapulid worm)

Palaeoscolecidomorpha - Cricocosmiidae

Parent taxon: Cricocosmiidae according to J. Han et al. 2007

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cricocosmia, Tabelliscolex, Tylotites

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Zhenping-Wuxi road, 1.2 km south of Zhongbao (Cambrian of China)

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