†Palaeoscolex Whittard 1953 (priapulid worm)
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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, Sahascolex, Scathascolex, Wronascolex
Subtaxa: Palaeoscolex piscatorum
Type: Palaeoscolex piscatorum
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (8 collections), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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