Juracanthocephalus daohugouensis Luo et al. 2025

Juracanthocephalus daohugouensis

Full reference: C. Luo, L. A. Parry, and B. Wang. 2025. Taxonomic names, in A Jurassic acanthocephalan illuminates the origin of thorny-headed worms. Nature 641:674-680

Belongs to Juracanthocephalus according to C. Luo et al. 2025

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NIGP206848. Its type locality is Daohugou (NIGP collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.

Distribution: found only at Daohugou (NIGP collection)

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