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Wronascolex ratcliffei

Palaeoscolecida - Cricocosmida - Palaeoscolecidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoscolex ratcliffei was named by García-Bellido et al. (2013). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Wronascolex ratcliffei by García-Bellido et al. (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Wronascolex ratcliffei García-Bellido et al.

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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
genusWronascolexIvantsov and Zhuravlev 2005
speciesratcliffei()

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.

Wronascolex ratcliffei García-Bellido et al. 2013
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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: Delamaran or 509.70000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Utah) Palaeoscolex ratcliffei (77218)