Full reference: Y. Qian, M. Chen, and Y. Y. Chen. 1979. Hyolithids and other small shelly fossils from the Lower Cambrian Huangshandong Formation in the eastern part of the Yangtze Gorge. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 18(3):207-230
Belongs to Zhijinites according to Y. Qian et al. 1979
Sister taxa: Zhijinites claviformis, Zhijinites longistriatus, Zhijinites panduriformis, Kaiyangites jiangshanensis, Kaiyangites novilis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Tianzhushan, upper bed, which is in a Meishucunian marine phosphorite in the Huangshandong Formation of China
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
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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