Quadrochites Qian et al. 1979 (mollusk)

Sachitida

Full reference: Y. Qian, M. Chen, and Y. Y. Chen. 1979. Hyolithids and other small shelly fossils from the Lower Cambrian Huangshandong Formation in the eastern part of the Yangtze Gorge. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 18(3):207-230

Parent taxon: Sachitida according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aculifera, Adversella, Carubacgutes, Halkierioidea, Hippopharangites, Miriella, Siphogonuchitidae, Siphogonuchitoidea, Wiwaxia, Orthrozanclidae, Ninella, Australohalkieria

Subtaxa: Quadrochites disjunctus

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Type: Quadrochites disjunctus

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Tianzhushan, upper bed (Cambrian of China)

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