Balangicystis rotundus Parsley and Zhao 2006

Eocrinoidea

Full reference: R. L. Parsley and Y.-L. Zhao. 2006. Long stalked eocrinoids in the basal Middle Cambrian Kaili Biota, Taijiang County, Guizhou Province, China. Journal of Paleontology 80(6):1058-1071

Belongs to Balangicystis according to R. L. Parsley and Y.-L. Zhao 2006

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: GTBM 9-4

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Miaobanpo section (Orytocephalus indicus zone) - Kaili Fm (Cambrian of China)

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