Paleoxyuris
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
paleo- + Oxyuris from the morphological similarity to the modern pinworm genus Oxyuris of nematode
Proper noun[edit]
†Paleoxyuris f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Heteroxynematidae – extinct pinworms morphologically similar to the modern genus Oxyuris that parasitized cynodonts of the time.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Rhabditida - order; Oxyuridomorpha - suborder; Oxyuroidea - superfamily; Heteroxynematidae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Paleoxyuris cockburni - sole accepted species
References[edit]
Rhabditida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Heteroxynematidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Rhabditida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Paleoxyuris at Paleobiology Database
