Faunal Assemblage A3 (Cambrian of China)

Where: Yunnan, China (24.8° N, 102.6° E: paleocoordinates 34.5° N, 159.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Eoredlichia-Wutingaspis trilobite zone, Maotianshan Shale Member (Yu'anshan Formation), Nangaoian (521.0 - 514.0 Ma)

• Cambrian stage 3

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore shelf; lithified mudstone and siltstone

• event mudstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: soft parts

Collection methods: quarrying,

Primary reference: F. Zhao, J. Caron, D. J. Bottjer, S. Hu, Z. Yin and M. Zhu. 2013. Diversity and species abundance patterns of the early Cambrian (Series 2, Stage 3) Chengjiang Biota from China. [S. Finnegan/S. Finnegan/S. Finnegan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 194143: authorized by Seth Finnegan, entered by Seth Finnegan on 14.06.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Hexactinellida
 Reticulosa - Protospongiidae
Saetaspongia densa Mehl and Reitner 1993 glass sponge
Demospongiae
 Protomonaxonida - Hazeliidae
Hazelia "sp.nov" Walcott 1920 demosponge
 Protomonaxonida - Leptomitidae
Paraleptomitella dictyodroma Chen et al. 1989 demosponge
Leptomitella conica Chen et al. 1989 demosponge
Leptomitus teretiusculus Chen et al. 1989 demosponge
 Protomonaxonida - Choiidae
Choiaella radiata Rigby and Hou 1995 demosponge
 Selkirkiimorpha - Selkirkiidae
"Paraselkirkia jinningensis" = Selkirkia sinica
"Paraselkirkia jinningensis" = Selkirkia sinica Luo and Hu 1999
Sicyophorus
  -
Palaeopriapulites parvus Hou et al. 1999
Palaeoscolecida
 Cricocosmida - Palaeoscolecidae
Mafangscolex sinensis Hou and Sun 1988
 Palaeoscolecidomorpha - Cricocosmiidae
Cricocosmia jinningensis Hou and Sun 1988
Archotuba conoidalis
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Archotuba conoidalis Hou et al. 1999
Xenusia
 Archonychophora - Paucipodiidae
Paucipodia haikouensis Luo and Hu 1999
Bilateria
 Luolishaniida -
Luolishania longicruris Hou and Chen 1989
 Bilateria -
Onychodictyon ferox Hou et al. 1991
Pseudoiulia cambriensis
  -
Pseudoiulia cambriensis Hou and Bergström 1998
 Mollisoniida -
Urokodia aequalis Hou et al. 1989
Deuteropoda
 Isoxyida - Isoxyidae
Isoxys auritus Jiang 1982
Megacheira
 Leanchoiliida - Leanchoiliidae
Deuteropoda
 Hymenostraca -
Crustacea
 Waptiida - Waptiidae
Waptia ovata Lee 1975
 Canadaspidida - Canadaspididae
Canadaspis laevigata Hou and Bergström 1991
Deuteropoda
 Fuxianhuiida - Fuxianhuiidae
Trilobita
 Redlichiida - Yunnanocephalidae
Yunnanocephalus yunnanensis Mansuy 1912 trilobite
 Redlichiida - Redlichiidae
"Eoredlichia intermedia" = Eoredlichia intermediata, Kuanyangia pustulosa
"Eoredlichia intermedia" = Eoredlichia intermediata Lu 1940 trilobite
Kuanyangia pustulosa Lu 1941 trilobite
Artiopoda
 Nektaspidida - Naraoiidae
"Naraoia longicaudata" = Misszhouia longicaudata Zhang and Hou 1985
Naraoia sp. Walcott 1912
Naraoia spinosa Zhang and Hou 1985
 Nektaspidida -
Xandarella spectaculum Hou et al. 1991
Cindarella eucalla Chen et al. 1996
 Radiodonta - Amplectobeluidae
 Radiodonta - Anomalocarididae
Parapeytoia yunnanensis Hou et al. 1995
 Radiodonta - Tamisiocarididae
"Anomalocaris saron" = Houcaris saron
"Anomalocaris saron" = Houcaris saron Hou et al. 1995
 Bradoriida -
 Odaraiida - Pectocariidae
 Lophophorata -
Conicula striata Luo et al. 1999
Hyolitha
 Hyolithida - Sulcavitidae
Burithes yunnanensis Hou et al. 1999
 Lophophorata -
Phlogites longus Luo and Hu 1999
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulellotretidae
Brachiopoda
  - Mickwitziidae
Heliomedusa orienta Sun and Hou 1987
Beidazoon venustum
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