Scyphozoa - Anabaritida - Anabaritidae
Full reference: W. Chen, Y. Cai, X. Wang, S. Xiao, and H. Hua. 2026. Systematic description of new phosphatized skeletal fossils from the upper Dengying Formation in southern Shaanxi Province of South China and their implications for the evolution of terminal Ediacaran biomineralizers. Precambrian Research 441(78):108132
Belongs to Anabarites according to W. Chen et al. 2026
Sister taxa: Anabarites biplicatus, Anabarites compositus, Anabarites hariolus, Anabarites hexasulcatus, Anabarites kelleri, Anabarites korobovi, Anabarites latus, Anabarites modestus, Anabarites natellus, Anabarites rectus, Anabarites sexalox, Anabarites signatus, Anabarites tristichus, Anabarites trisulcatus, Anabarites trymatus, Anabarites valkovi, Anabarites voluta
Type specimen: ELEL_25YBS_E_12_031. Its type locality is Yuanbaoshan section. 60 m, which is in an Ediacaran carbonate dolomite in the Dengying Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ediacaran of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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