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Paucijaculum samamithion

Taxonomy
Paucijaculum samamithion was named by Schram (1973). Its type specimen is FMNH PE11640 and is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Pit 11, Braidwood, Mazon Creek (FMNH coll), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois. It is the type species of Paucijaculum.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Paucijaculum samamithion Schram p. 987 figs. Pl 1, fig 7; pl 2, fig 5; text-fig 1c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
—Chaetognathifera
phylumChaetognathaLeuckart 1854
genusPaucijaculum
speciessamamithion

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†Paucijaculum samamithion Schram 1973
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Diagnosis
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