Hyolitha - Orthothecida - Circothecidae
Full reference: Y. Qian, Y. -S. Xie, and T.-G. He. 2001. Hyoliths of the Lower Cambrian Chiungchussuan Stage in south Shaanxi Province. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 40(1):31-43
Belongs to Conotheca according to Y. Qian et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Conotheca australiensis, Conotheca brevica, Conotheca circumflexa, Conotheca corniformis, Conotheca curta, Conotheca dahaiensis, Conotheca mammilata, Conotheca rotunda, Conotheca shennongjiaensis, Conotheca subcurvata
Type specimen: X-10518, a shell. Its type locality is Zhaojiaba, which is in a Nangaoian marine horizon in the Guojiaba Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Zhaojiaba
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