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Kaiyangites novilis

Cambroclavida - Zhijinitidae

Taxonomy
Kaiyangites novilis was named by Qian and Yin (1984). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kaiyang, which is in a Meishucunian marine horizon in the Niutitang Formation of China. It is the type species of Kaiyangites.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
K. multispinatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Kaiyangites novilis Qian and Yin p. 114 figs. pl. 6, figs. 16-22
2005Kaiyangites novilis Yao et al. p. 700

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumProblematica
classCambroclavidaConway Morris and Chen 1991
RankNameAuthor
familyZhijinitidaeQian 1978
genusKaiyangites
speciesnovilis

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.

†Kaiyangites novilis Qian and Yin 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available