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Zhijinites lubricus

Cambroclavida - Zhijinitidae

Taxonomy
Zhijinites lubricus was named by Qian et al. (1979). It is not extant. Its type locality is Tianzhushan, upper bed, which is in a Meishucunian marine phosphorite in the Huangshandong Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Zhijinites lubricus Qian et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumProblematica
classCambroclavidaConway Morris and Chen 1991
RankNameAuthor
familyZhijinitidaeQian 1978
genusZhijinites
specieslubricus

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.

Zhijinites lubricus Qian et al. 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Environment: outer shelf, eutrophic, marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Created: 2009-06-11 12:45:45
Modified: 2009-06-11 14:55:53
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Meishucunian or 530.70000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Shaanxi) Zhijinites lubricus (107790)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Hubei) Zhijinites lubricus (type locality: 107634)