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Juracanthocephalus

Taxonomy
Juracanthocephalus was named by Luo et al. (2025). Its type is Juracanthocephalus daohugouensis.

It was assigned to Acanthocephala by Luo et al. (2025).

Species
J. daohugouensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Juracanthocephalus Luo et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Eumetazoa
—Triploblastica
—Eutriploblastica
—Neotriploblastica
RankNameAuthor
—Paracoelomata
—Syndermata
—Lemniscea
phylumAcanthocephala
genusJuracanthocephalus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Juracanthocephalus Luo et al. 2025
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Oxfordian or 165.30000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Nei Mongol) J. daohugouensis (113371)