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Cambroblastus guolensis

Edrioasteroidea - Edrioblastoida

Taxonomy
Cambroblastus guolensis was named by Zhu et al. (2014). Its type specimen is NIGPAS156159 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Guole, which is in a Taoyuanian/Niuchehean carbonate mudstone/marl in the Sandu Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Cambroblastus guolensis Zhu et al. pp. 922 - 924 figs. 2, 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
orderEdrioblastoidaFay 1962
genusCambroblastus
speciesguolensis

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Cambroblastus guolensis Zhu et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
X.-J. Zhu et al. 2014A species of Cambroblastus with widely exposed flooring plates, and a distal holdfast composed of numerous elements, smaller than those of the stem.