Kaiyangites jiangshanensis He and Yu 1992

Cambroclavida - Zhijinitidae

Full reference: S. He and G. Yu. 1992. The small shelly fossils from the Palaeocambrian Meishucunian stage in western Zhejiang. Geology of Zhejiang 8(1):1-7

Belongs to Kaiyangites according to S. He and G. Yu 1992

Sister taxa: Zhijinites claviformis, Zhijinites longistriatus, Zhijinites lubricus, Zhijinites panduriformis, Kaiyangites novilis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Jiangshan, upper Dengying Formation, which is in a Meishucunian marine phosphorite in the Hetang Formation of China

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Jiangshan, upper Dengying Formation

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