Tsunyidiscus Chang 1966 (artiopod)

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Tsunyidiscidae

Synonyms: Emeidiscus Li 1980, Guizhoudiscus Zhang et al. 1980, Hupeidiscus Zhang 1974, Mianxiandiscus Zhang et al. 1980, Shizhudiscus Zhang et al. 1980

Parent taxon: Tsunyidiscidae according to H. B. Whittington et al. 1997

See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Hupeidiscus fengdongensis Hupeidiscus kunshanensis Tsunyidiscus aclis Tsunyidiscus chintingshanensis Tsunyidiscus kaiyangensis Tsunyidiscus longquanensis Tsunyidiscus niutitangensis Tsunyidiscus orientalis Tsunyidiscus pertenus Tsunyidiscus tingi Tsunyidiscus yanjiazhaiensis

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Type: Hebediscus niutitangensis

Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of China (47 collections), Kazakhstan (2)

Total: 49 collections including 66 occurrences

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