Thoracocephalia

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

The Beach Thornworm, the ancestor of all other Thoracocephalians

Class - Eothoracocephalia

(basal Thoracocephalians)

Class - Optidorsalia

(wingworms)

Order - Dodecapteraformes

(basal wingworms)

Order - Solariscoliciformes

(treeworms)

Order - Patagiavermes

(slugworms)

Superfamily - Xenoapoidea

(xenobees and bambelins)

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)

Class - Cephalischia (saucebacks)

The Golden Sauceback, the earliest member of the Cephalischians

• Families? Superfamilies?

(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?

Order - Harenaevermiformes

(stem-saucebacks)

Order - Mandibuladonta

Suborder - Plumoplacaformes (feathered saucebacks)

Order - Phobognathiformes

†(vicious sauceback and descendants)