Saccoglossus testa Cameron 2016 (acorn worm)

Enteropneusta - Harrimaniidae

Full reference: C. B. Cameron. 2016. Saccoglossus testa from the Mazon Creek fauna (Pennsylvanian of Illinois) and the evolution of acorn worms (Enteropneusta: Hemichordata). Palaeontology 59:329-336

Belongs to Saccoglossus according to C. B. Cameron 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: FMNH PE 45216. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (FMNH collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.

Distribution: found only at Mazon Creek (FMNH collection)

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