Chalazoscolex
Extinct genus of worms
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Chalazoscolex is a genus of palaeoscolecidian worm known from the Sirius Passet. It had around 140 segments, each adorned with two rows of palaeoscolecid plates. Its body was organised into three transverse sections, the medial bearing three large sclerites acrosswise, the laterals bearing ridges.[1]
Phylum:incertae sedis
Class:†Palaeoscolecida
Family:†Chalazoscolecidae
Conway Morris & Peel, 2010
Conway Morris & Peel, 2010
Genus:†Chalazoscolex
Conway Morris & Peel, 2010
Conway Morris & Peel, 2010
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | incertae sedis |
| Class: | †Palaeoscolecida |
| Family: | †Chalazoscolecidae Conway Morris & Peel, 2010 |
| Genus: | †Chalazoscolex Conway Morris & Peel, 2010 |
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Etymology
The generic name comes from the Greek word chalazas meaning hail and sleet but also pimple and tubercle. This was a reference to the tubercular-textured surfaces of the fossils and polar locality of the members of the genus.[1]
