Saccorhytus coronarius

Translingual

Reconstruction of Saccorhytus coronarius

Etymology

Genus from Latin saccus (“sack, bag”) + Ancient Greek ῥυτίς (rhutís, “wrinkle”) in reference to the bag-like, wrinkled body; species from Latin corōnārius (“crown”) for the crown-shaped mouth.

Proper noun

†Saccorhytus coronarius m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Saccorhytidae – an aquatic creature known from Cambrian fossils found in China.

References

• Saccorhytus coronarius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Deuterostomia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Saccorhytus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Saccorhytus coronarius at Paleobiology Database