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Palaeoscolecida ✝
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| Rank | class (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Palaeoscolecida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 520 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 427 - 423 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Palaeoscolecida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cricocosmida ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 132 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Bohemoscolex ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Corallioscolex ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Cowiella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
| Gammascolex ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Milaculum ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Palaeoscolecida ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Plasmuscolex ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Protoscolex ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 427 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1986 | Palaeoscolecida Conway-Morris and Robison |
| 2002 | Palaeoscolecida Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2005 | Palaeoscolecida Zhang and Hua p. 3 |
| 2015 | Palaeoscolecida Smith p. 974 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
