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Guanduscolex minor

Palaeoscolecida - Cricocosmida - Palaeoscolecidae

Taxonomy
Guanduscolex minor was named by Hu et al. (2008) [Housed at the Yuannan Geological Survey, Kunming, Yunnan, China]. Its type specimen is Kgs-6-76 and is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Guanduscolex.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Guanduscolex minor Hu et al. pp. 245-246 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
phylumScalidophora(Lemburg 1995)
phylumPriapulidaThéel 1906
RankNameAuthor
—Palaeoscolecidomorpha
classPalaeoscolecidaConway-Morris and Robison 1986
orderCricocosmida
familyPalaeoscolecidaeWhittard 1953
genusGuanduscolex
speciesminor

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Guanduscolex minor Hu et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsp
Locomotion: facultatively mobilep
Life habit: shallow infaunalp
Diet: carnivorep
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 01:02:44
Modified: 2010-02-15 03:02:44
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Botomian or 516.00000 to 512.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian516.0 - 512.1China (Yunnan) Guanduscolex minor (90357)