Ambarchaeooides Qian et al. 1979

Cambroclavida - Zhijinitidae

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

Parent taxon: Zhijinitidae according to Y. Qian et al. 1979

Sister taxa: Cambrothyra, Deiradovclavus, Deltaclavus, Isoclavus, Paracarinachites, Pseudoclavus, Tanbaoites, Zhijinites, Sinoclavus

Subtaxa: Ambarchaeooides tianzhushanensis

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Type: Ambarchaeooides tianzhushanensis

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Tianzhushan, upper bed (Cambrian of China)

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