Saccus (genus)

This article is about an extinct genus of ecdysozoans. For the genus of plants, see Saccus (plant).

Saccus
Temporal range:
Early Cambrian (Fortunian), ~
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Genus: †Saccus
Liu et al., 2024
Species
  • †Saccus xixiangensis Liu et al., 2024
  • †Saccus necopinus Liu et al., 2024

Saccus is a fossil genus of ecdysozoans that lived during the Fortunian age of the Early Cambrian, around 535 Ma. It is known from exceptionally preserved embryos found in the Kuanchuanpu Formation of southern Shaanxi Province, China, which have been assigned to two species, S. xixiangensis and S. necopinus.

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