Siphogonuchites equilateralis Qian and Yin 1984 (mollusk)

Aculifera - Sachitida - Siphogonuchitidae

Full reference: Y. Qian and G. Yin. 1984. Small shelly fossils from the lowest Cambrian in Guizhou. Professional Papers of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology 13:91-124

Belongs to Siphogonuchites according to Y. Qian and G. Yin 1984

Sister taxa: Sachitelus intercostatus, Siphogonuchites bisulcatus, Siphogonuchites intermedius, Siphogonuchites pusilliformis, Siphogonuchites subremualis, Siphogonuchites triangularis, Trapezochites chordoides

Type specimen: Its type locality is Gezhongwu, beds 17-18, which is in a Meishucunian marine dolomite in the Dengying Formation of China

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Gezhongwu, beds 17-18

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