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Anabarites yuanbaoshanensis

Scyphozoa - Anabaritida - Anabaritidae

Taxonomy
Anabarites yuanbaoshanensis was named by Chen et al. (2026) [= 2019 Anabarites sp., Cai et al., 2019 fig. 2G–K. = 2022 Anabarites sp., Zhang et al., 2022 fig. 2A, 2F, 2I.]. Its type specimen is ELEL_25YBS_E_12_031 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yuanbaoshan section. 60 m, which is in an Ediacaran carbonate dolomite in the Dengying Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2026-05-11; modified by P. Wagner on 2026-05-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2026Anabarites yuanbaoshanensis Chen et al. pp. 8 -9 fig. 9A–C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classScyphozoaGoette 1887
RankNameAuthor
orderAnabaritida
familyAnabaritidae
genusAnabarites
speciesyuanbaoshanensis

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Anabarites yuanbaoshanensis Chen et al. 2026
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Chen et al. 2026Conical tubes or internal molds with triradially symmetrical distribution of longitudinal sulci. Triradial sulci initiate at the apex.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-06-11 11:04:38
Modified: 2009-09-21 22:22:01
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ediacaran or 635.00000 to 538.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8China (Shaanxi) Anabarites sp. (200480) Anabarites yuanbaoshanensis (type locality: 278715)