Gnathostomulida -- taxonomic database

Filospermoidea Pterognathiidae Diagnosis


Diagnosis of Pterognathiidae Sterrer, 1972 emend. Sterrer, 1991a

Filospermoidea with a long pharyngeal bulb. Basal plate much wider than long (index greater than 0.5), often with teeth at the rostral edge. Jaws usually somewhat lamellar, horizontally bipartite, with a crista and with several to many teeth.


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