Palaeocampa Meek and Worthen 1865

Bilateria - Aysheaiidae

Synonym: Rhaphidiophorus Thompson 1979

Full reference: F. B. Meek and A. H. Worthen. 1865. Notice of some new types of organic remains from the Coal Measures of Illinois. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 17:41-53

Parent taxon: Aysheaiidae according to R. J. Knecht et al. 2025

See also Meek and Worthen 1865 and Pleijel et al. 2004

Sister taxon: Aysheaia

Subtaxa: Palaeocampa anthrax Palaeocampa hystrix

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Type: Palaeocampa anthrax

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of France (2 collections), United States (4: Illinois)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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