Parakolithes delicatus He et al. 1984

Hyolitha - Hyolithida

Full reference: T. He, F. Pei, and G. Fu. 1984. Some small shelly fossils from the Lower Cambrian Xinji Formation in Fangcheng County, Henan Province. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 23(4):350-357

Belongs to Parakolithes according to T. He et al. 1984

Sister taxon: Parakolithes mammillatus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Near boundary of Fangcheng & Yexian Counties, which is in a Nangaoian carbonate limestone in the Xinji Formation of China

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Near boundary of Fangcheng & Yexian Counties

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