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Juracanthocephalus

Juracanthocephalus is an extinct, monospecific genus of stem-group acanthocephalan (thorny-headed worm) that lived in the Jiulongshan Formation during the Callovian age of the Middle Jurassic, .

It shares features with both Seisonidea and Acanthocephala, suggesting they are sister groups, with Juracanthocephalus being a transitional form between the two.

The type and only species is Juracanthocephalus daohugouensis.

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