Maikhanellidae - Maikhanellidae
Alternative combination: Canopoconus kunyangensis
Full reference: W. M. Feng, W. G. Sun, and Y. Qian. 2001. Skeletalization characters, classification and evolutionary significance of Early Cambrian Monoplacophoran maikhanellids. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 40:195-213
Belongs to Mediata according to Y. Hou et al. 2026
See also Feng et al. 2001, Parkhaev and Demidenko 2010 and Ponder et al. 2007
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP 131195, a shell. Its type locality is Kunyang Phosphate Mine, Jinning - [Zhongyicun Mbr, Yuhucun Fm], which is in a Nemakit-Daldynian marine phosphorite in the Zhujiaqing Formation of China.
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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