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Guanduscolex
Taxonomy
Guanduscolex was named by Hu et al. (2008). Its type is Guanduscolex minor.
It was assigned to Palaeoscolecidae by Hu et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Palaeoscolecidae by Hu et al. (2008).
Species
G. minor (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Guanduscolex Hu et al. p. 245 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1-10 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| S.-X. Hu et al. 2008 | Body small, cylindrical in outline, consisting of introvert and trunk. Introvert as wide as trunk, armed by stout scalids. Everted pharynx extends byong from introvert and oranmented by dense pharyngeal teech. Trunk finely annulated. Three rows of plates spaced on the surface of each annulation. Plates round, equal in size, approximately 30 micron in diameter, with a circle of 9-10 marginal nodes and 4-5 central nodes. Intestine straight, running from pharynx to the end of body. A pair of hooks present at the posterior end of trunk. |