†Heydenius dominicus Poinar 1984 (roundworm)
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Enoplea - Mermithida - Mermithidae
Full reference: G. O. Poinar. 1984. Heydenius dominicus n. sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae), a fossil parasite from the Dominican Republic. Journal of Nematology 16:371-375
Belongs to Heydenius according to G. O. Poinar 2011
See also Poinar 1984
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMNS DO-3201-W. Its type locality is Dominican amber (SMNS coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (SMNS coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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