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Juracanthocephalus daohugouensis

Taxonomy
Juracanthocephalus daohugouensis was named by Luo et al. (2025). Its type specimen is NIGP206848 and is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Daohugou (NIGP collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China. It is the type species of Juracanthocephalus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Juracanthocephalus daohugouensis Luo et al. figs. 1-3

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

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.

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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) Juracanthocephalus daohugouensis (type locality: 113371)