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Cheungkongella ancestralis

Taxonomy
Cheungkongella ancestralis was named by Shu et al. (2001). Its type specimen is ELI-0000195, a skeleton, and it is a compression preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Haikou [Yuanshan Fm (formerly Qiongzhusi)], which is in an Atdabanian marine mudstone in the Yuanshan Formation of China. It is the type species of Cheungkongella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Cheungkongella ancestralis Shu et al. p. 472

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
—Ambulacraria
informalCambroernidsCaron et al. 2010
genusCheungkongella
speciesancestralis

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.

†Cheungkongella ancestralis Shu et al. 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Cheungkongella ancestralis (type locality: 68083)