Cambroclavus bicornis Qian and Xiao 1984 (green algae)

Chlorophyceae - Dasycladales

Alternative combination: Sugaites bicornis

Synonyms: Sugaites hastatus Qian and Xiao 1984, Sugaites saccatus Qian and Xiao 1984, Sugaites sicyojdeus Qian and Xiao 1984, Sugaites soleiformis Qian and Xiao 1984

Full reference: J. Qian and B. Xiao. 1984. An Early Cambrian small shelly fauna from Aksu-Wushi region, Xinjiang. Professional Papers of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology 13:65-90

Belongs to Cambroclavus according to S. Conway Morris et al. 1997

See also Qian and Xiao 1984

Sister taxa: Cambroclavus absonus, Cambroclavus antis, Cambroclavus clavus, Cambroclavus clypeatus, Cambroclavus dolicanthus, Cambroclavus fangxianensis, Cambroclavus hubeiensis, Cambroclavus ludwigsdorfensis, Cambroclavus olecranus, Cambroclavus undulatus, Protomelission gatehousei

Type specimens:

  • Cambroclavus bicornis: Xinjiang Institute of Geology 10583, a shell. Its type locality is Aksu-Wushi, which is in a Meishucunian marine limestone in the Yurtus Formation of China.
  • Sugaites hastatus: Its type locality is Aksu-Wushi, which is in a Meishucunian marine limestone in the Yurtus Formation of China.
  • Sugaites saccatus: Its type locality is Aksu-Wushi, which is in a Meishucunian marine limestone in the Yurtus Formation of China.
  • Sugaites sicyojdeus: Its type locality is Aksu-Wushi, which is in a Meishucunian marine limestone in the Yurtus Formation of China.
  • Sugaites soleiformis: Its type locality is Aksu-Wushi, which is in a Meishucunian marine limestone in the Yurtus Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Cambrian of China (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections including 9 occurrences

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