Palaeoscolex Whittard 1953 (priapulid worm)

Palaeoscolecida - Cricocosmida - Palaeoscolecidae

Parent taxon: Palaeoscolecidae according to A. Y. Ivantsov and R. Wrona 2004

See also Bambach et al. 2007 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Guanduscolex, Hadimopanella, Kaimenella, Mafangscolex, Radnorscolex, Sahascolex, Scathascolex, Wronascolex

Subtaxa: Palaeoscolex piscatorum

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Type: Palaeoscolex piscatorum

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of China (8 collections), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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