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Wushichites minutus

Cambroclavida

Taxonomy
Wushichites minutus was named by Qian and Xiao (1984). Its type specimen is Xinjiang Institute of Geology 10455, an other, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Aksu-Wushi, which is in a Meishucunian marine limestone in the Yurtus Formation of China. It is the type species of Wushichites.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Wushichites polyedrus Qian and Xiao
1984Wushichites minutus Qian and Xiao p. 76 figs. pl. 1, fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumProblematica
classCambroclavidaConway Morris and Chen 1991
RankNameAuthor
genusWushichites
speciesminutus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Wushichites minutus Qian and Xiao 1984
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Invalid names: Wushichites polyedrus Qian and Xiao 1984 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: outer shelf, eutrophic, marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Created: 2009-05-18 13:50:33
Modified: 2009-10-09 12:06:23
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Atdabanian or 530.70000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Xinjiang) Wushichites minutus, Wushichites polyedrus (type locality: 107481)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Xinjiang) Wushichites minutus (7824 7827)