Synonyms: Rangea siberica Sokolov 1972, Rangea sibirica Sokolov 1972
Full reference: C. Wu, K. Pang, Z. Chen, X. Wang, C. Zhou, B. Wan, X. Yuan and S. Xiao. 2024. The rangeomorph fossil Charnia from the Ediacaran Shibantan biota in the Yangtze Gorges area, South China. Journal of Paleontology 98(2):232-248
Belongs to Charnia according to C. Wu et al. 2025
See also Fedonkin et al. 2007, Novack-Gottshall 2025 and Wu et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Charnia grandis, Charnia masoni, Charnia siberica, Pseudovendia charnwoodensis, Shepshedia palmata, Blackbrookia oaksi
Type specimens:
- Charnia gracilis: NIGP161629. Its type locality is Mid-level Bed of Shibantan Member, Wuhe, which is in an Ediacaran carbonate limestone in the Dengying Formation of China.
- Rangea sibirica:
Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal osmotroph
Distribution:
• Poundian of China (1 collection)
• Ediacaran of China (1), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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