Synonym: Kaiyangites Qian and Yin 1984
Full reference: Y. Qian. 1978. The early Cambrian hyolithids in central and southwest China and their stratigraphical significance. Memoirs of Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology 11:1-43
Parent taxon: Zhijinitidae according to P. Y. Parkhaev and Y. Demidenko 2010
See also Bengtson 1992, Conway Morris et al. 1997, Sepkoski 2002 and Yao et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Ambarchaeooides, Cambrothyra, Deiradovclavus, Deltaclavus, Isoclavus, Paracarinachites, Pseudoclavus, Tanbaoites, Sinoclavus
Subtaxa: Kaiyangites jiangshanensis Kaiyangites novilis Zhijinites claviformis Zhijinites longistriatus Zhijinites lubricus Zhijinites panduriformis
Type: Zhijinites longistriatus
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (40 collections)
Total: 40 collections including 49 occurrences
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