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Scolecofurca

Taxonomy
Scolecofura was named by Conway Morris (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Scolecofurca rara.

It was corrected as Scolecofurca by Conway Morris (1977).

It was assigned to Archaeopriapulida by Conway Morris (1977); and to Priapulida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
S. rara (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Scolecofura Conway Morris p. 62
1977Scolecofurca Conway Morris p. 62
2002Scolecofura Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
CycloneuraliaAhlrichs 1995
Scaldiphora
phylumPriapulidaThéel 1906
Archaeopriapulida
genusScolecofurca()

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. †Scolecofurca Conway Morris 1977
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Scolecofurca rara Conway Morris 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available