Shankouclava anningense Chen et al. 2003 (tunicate)

Shankouclava anningense

Full reference: J.-Y. Chen, D.-Y. Huang, Q.-Q. Peng, H.-M. Chi, X.-Q. Wang and M. Feng. 2003. The first tunicate from the Early Cambrian of South China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100(14):8314-8318

Belongs to Shankouclava according to J.-Y. Chen et al. 2003

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SK01001a and SK01001b (a complete animal). Its type locality is Shankou Village [Maotianshan Shale], which is in an Atdabanian prodelta mudstone in the Maotianshan Shale Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Shankou Village [Maotianshan Shale]

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