Cheirocystis liexiensis Liu et al. 2024

Rhombifera - Cheirocrinidae

Full reference: Q. Liu, C. R. Paul, Y. Mao, Y. Li, X. Fang and D. Huang. 2024. Cheirocystis liexiensis, a new rhombiferan blastozoan (Echinodermata) from Lower Ordovician of South China Block. Palaeoworld 33(6):1505-1514

Belongs to Cheirocystis according to Q. Liu et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Cheirocystis anatiformis, Cheirocystis ardmorensis, Cheirocystis fultonensis, Cheirocystis radiatus

Type specimen: NIGP 179798. Its type locality is Liexi fauna, which is in a Floian deep subtidal shelf packstone/lime mudstone in the Madaoyu Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Liexi fauna

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