Jiangsuia cylindrica Qian and Zhou 1984 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae

Full reference: Y. Qian and Z. Zhou. 1984. Middle and early Upper Cambrian trilobites from Kunshan, Jiangsu with reference to their distribution in the Lower Yangtze Region. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 23(2):170-184

Belongs to Jiangsuia according to Y. Qian and Z. Zhou 1984

Sister taxon: Jiangsuia typica

Type specimen: Its type locality is Ma'an Shan, Kunshan , which is in a Wangcunian carbonate dolomite in the Paotaishan Formation of China

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ma'an Shan, Kunshan

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