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Cricocosmiidae

Cricocosmiidae

Taxonomy
Cricocosmiidae is a family. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cricocosmida by Han et al. (2007); and to Palaeoscolecidomorpha by Shi et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Cricocosmiidae Han et al.
2022Cricocosmiidae Shi et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
RankNameAuthor
phylumScalidophora(Lemburg 1995)
phylumPriapulidaThéel 1906
Palaeoscolecidomorpha
familyCricocosmiidae
familyCricocosmiidae

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.

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Cricocosmia jinningensis Hou and Sun 1988
G. †Houscolex
G. †Tabelliscolex Han et al. 2003
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Tabelliscolex chengjiangensis Han et al. 2007
Tabelliscolex hexagonus Han et al. 2003
G. †Tylotites Luo and Hu 1999
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Tylotites petiolaris Luo and Hu 1999
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
X. Shi et al. 2022Palaeoscolecidomorphs with serially repeated arrangements of macroscopic trunk sclerites and corresponding paired ventral projections (at least in Cricocosmia and Tabelliscolex), a single pair of terminal posterior hooks and a posterior unarmed region of the introvert. Trunk sclerites composed of many tubercles of equal size on the outer surface with corresponding pits on the inner surface (at least in Cricocosmia and Tabelliscolex).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsp
Locomotion: facultatively mobilep
Life habit: shallow infaunalp
Diet: carnivorep
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-10-08 23:14:00
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:03:57
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Atdabanian or 530.70000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caerfai - St Davids538.8 - 497.0China (Yunnan) Cricocosmia jinningensis (9939)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Shaanxi) Houscolex lepidotus, Houscolex sp. (6851)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Cricocosmia jiningensis (86851) Cricocosmia jiningensis, Tabelliscolex hexagonus (86845) Cricocosmia jiningensis, Tylotites petiolaris, Tabelliscolex hexagonus (68083) Cricocosmia jinningensis (90133 90135 90136 90137 90149 90150 90151 90164 90165) Cricocosmia sp. (86929)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Yunnan) Cricocosmia jinningensis (132329 132330 194140 194141 194143 194150 194153 194155 194160 194161 194162 194163) Tabelliscolex hexagonus, Cricocosmia jinningensis (132327)