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Cathaysia xiaojiangensis

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

Taxonomy
Cathaysia xiaojiangensis was named by Zhou and He (2025). Its type specimen is CUGW-DXK52-3-03, a valve, and it is a mold. Its type locality is DXK52-3, Daxiankeng section , which is in a Changhsingian marine mudstone in the Jiupi Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Cathaysia xiaojiangensis Zhou and He p. 27 figs. 13, 14A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyProductoideaGray 1840
familyProductellidaeSchuchert 1929
familyProductinidae(Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960)
tribeParamarginiferiniLazarev 1986
genusCathaysia
speciesxiaojiangensis

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.

Cathaysia xiaojiangensis Zhou and He 2025
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Williams et al. 2000

Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Changhsingian or 264.28000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Hong Kong Cathaysia jiangleensis (275789)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangdong) Cathaysia xiaojiangensis (275724 275725 275726 type locality: 275728 275730 275731)