Eomalungia zhangshanensis Li 1980 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Estaingiidae

Full reference: S. J. Li. 1980. Trilobites from the Chiulaotung Formation (Lower Cambrian) in Emei area, western Sichuan. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 19(1):42-50

Belongs to Eomalungia according to S. J. Li 1980

Sister taxa: Eomalungia conica, Eomalungia emeiensis, Eomalungia intermedia

Type specimen: Its type locality is Emei area, Wutingaspis-Chaoaspis zone, which is in a Nangaoian marine mudstone/siltstone in the Jiulaodong Formation of China

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Emei area, Wutingaspis-Chaoaspis zone

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