Artiopoda - Agnostida - Tsunyidiscidae
Alternative combinations: Hebediscus orientalis, Hebidiscus orientalis, Hupeidiscus orientalis
Belongs to Tsunyidiscus according to T. J. Cotton and R. A. Fortey 2005
See also Holmer et al. 2001, Jell and Adrain 2002, Lin et al. 2004 and Zhang et al. 1980
Sister taxa: Tsunyidiscus aclis, Tsunyidiscus chintingshanensis, Tsunyidiscus kaiyangensis, Tsunyidiscus longquanensis, Tsunyidiscus niutitangensis, Tsunyidiscus pertenus, Tsunyidiscus tingi, Tsunyidiscus yanjiazhaiensis, Hupeidiscus kunshanensis, Hupeidiscus fengdongensis
Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (12 collections), Kazakhstan (2)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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