Xystoscolex
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | incertae sedis |
| Class: | †Palaeoscolecida |
| Family: | †Chalazoscolecidae Conway Morris & Peel, 2010 |
| Genus: | †Xystoscolex Conway Morris & Peel, 2010 |
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Xystoscolex is a genus of palaeoscolecidian worm known from the Sirius Passet, North Greenland.[1]
Etymology
The generic name is a portmanteau of the greek word xystos meaning smooth, and colex, a suffix often used for scolecidan worm taxa.[1]
References
- 1 2 Conway Morris, S.; Peel, J. S. (2010). "New palaeoscolecidan worms from the Lower Cambrian: Sirius Passet, Latham Shale, and Kinzers Shale". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 55 (1): 141–156. doi:10.4202/app.2009.0058. S2CID 54037571.