Wiwaxia douposiensis Sun et al. 2024 (mollusk)

Aculifera - Sachitida

Full reference: H. Sun, F. Zhao, R. Wu, H. Zeng, and Z. Sun. 2024. Spatiotemporal distribution and morphological diversity of the Cambrian Wiwaxia: New insights from South China. Global and Planetary Change 239:104507

Belongs to Wiwaxia according to H. Sun et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Wiwaxia corrugata, Wiwaxia foliosa

Type specimen: NIGP 203489, an exoskeleton

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Yiliang County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province (Cambrian of China)

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