Shaanxiscolex is an extinct genus of palaeoscolecid worm from the Cambrian Stage 4. The type species is Shaanxiscolex xixiangensis and was named in 2018 by Yang et al.[1]

Shaanxiscolex
Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 4
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Shaanxiscolex

Yang et al., 2018
Binomial name
Shaanxiscolex xixiangensis
Yang et al., 2018

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  1. ^ Yuning Yang; Xingliang Zhang; Yuanlong Zhao; Yiru Qi; Linhao Cui (2018). "New paleoscolecid worms from the early Cambrian north margin of the Yangtze Platform, South China". Journal of Paleontology. 92: 49–58. doi:10.1017/jpa.2017.50. S2CID 134657064.