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Radnorscolex

Palaeoscolecida - Cricocosmida - Palaeoscolecidae

Taxonomy
Radnorscolex was named by Botting et al. (2012).

It was assigned to Palaeoscolecidae by Howard et al. (2024).

Species lacking formal opinion data
R. latus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Radnorscolex Botting et al.
2024Radnorscolex Howard 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
genusRadnorscolexBotting et al. 2012

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. †Radnorscolex Botting and Muir 2012
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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: Ludfordian or 425.00000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7United Kingdom R. latus (236353 236354 236355)