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Wronascolex

Palaeoscolecida - Cricocosmida - Palaeoscolecidae

Taxonomy
Wronascolex was named by Ivantsov and Zhuravlev (2005). It is not extant. Its type is Wronascolex lubovae.

It was assigned to Palaeoscolecidae by García-Bellido et al. (2013).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Wronascolex Ivantsov and Zhuravlev
2013Wronascolex García-Bellido et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
phylumScalidophora(Lemburg 1995)
RankNameAuthor
phylumPriapulidaThéel 1906
Palaeoscolecidomorpha
classPalaeoscolecidaConway-Morris and Robison 1986
orderCricocosmida
familyPalaeoscolecidaeWhittard 1953
genusWronascolexIvantsov and Zhuravlev 2005

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.

G. †Wronascolex Ivantsov and Zhuravlev 2005
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Wronascolex antiquus García-Bellido et al. 2013
Wronascolex iacoborum García-Bellido et al. 2013
Wronascolex lubovae Ivantsov and Wrona 2004
Wronascolex ratcliffei García-Bellido et al. 2013
Wronascolex spinosus Ivantsov and Wrona 2004
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. C. García-Bellido et al. 2013Long, slender cylindrical worms, covered by annulated cuticle, each annulation with 1–4 rows of Hadimopanella-type circular phosphatic sclerites: round or slightly ovate discs with an ornamented upper surface of a single circle of 4–10 nodes and an occasional central node. Oral end with spiny introvert. Gut simple and straight.
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Duyunian or 514.50000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Yakutia) Palaeoscolex lubovae, Palaeoscolex spinosus (90438)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Australia (South Australia) Palaeoscolex antiquus, W. iacoborum (187498)
Duyunian514.5 - 506.5China (Guizhou) W. sp. (237148)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Utah) Palaeoscolex ratcliffei (77218)