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Scathascolex

Palaeoscolecida - Cricocosmida - Palaeoscolecidae

Taxonomy
Scathascolex was named by Smith (2015).

It was assigned to Palaeoscolecidae by Smith (2015).

Species
S. minor
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2006-11-06; modified by M. Uhen on 2017-11-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Scathascolex Smith p. 974

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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
genusScathascolex

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. †Scathascolex Smith 2015
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†Scathascolex minor Smith 2015
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Marjumian or 504.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) S. minor (230679)