Thoracocephalia

Phylum Thoracocephalia includes all of the descendants of the Beach Thornworm.

=Class - Eothoracocephalia (basal Thoracocephalians)=

=Class - Optidorsalia (wingworms)=

Order - Dodecapteraformes
(basal wingworms)

Order - Solariscoliciformes
(treeworms)

Order - Patagiavermes
(slugworms) Superfamily - Xenoapoidea (xenobees and bambelins)

Family - Xenoapidae
Superfamily - Arthropennoidea (clickworms and janits)

Family - Aedificidae
(janits, “builders”) Superfamily - Diablomuscoidea (darbolas, “devil-flies”)

Order - Phaneroptera
(clear-wing worm and descendants)

Order - Elytraphora
(pollenworms and sapworms)

Order - Anoptidorates
(dartirs and cousins, “no-eyed spear-havers”)

Family - Spiculatidae
(crown-dartirs)

Order - Nectopennae
(finworms)

Order - Cornoptera
(antlerworms)

Family - Mastacornidae
(butcherworms)

Order - Lapsovermi
(sagworms)

=Class - Archaeoherpetia (stumpworms)=

=Class - Entomocarcinia (scuttlekruggs)=

=Class - Saurovermes (lizardworms)=

=Class - Crurivermes (beastworms and murkworms)=

Family - Chelonoscolidae
=Class - Cephalischia (saucebacks)= (scorpion saucebacks, waxfaces, sanashies, loafshells, harnessbacks, hagloxes, larvaback) Thoughts? Umm. I’m not familiar enough with the exact relations of these taxa to make any sound judgements. Waxfaces should perhaps be made a superfamily?
 * Families? Superfamilies?

Order - Harenaevermiformes
(stem-saucebacks)

Order - Mandibuladonta
Suborder - Plumoplacaformes (feathered saucebacks)

Order - Phobognathiformes
†(vicious sauceback and descendants)