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List of Chengjiang Biota species by phylum

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List of Chengjiang Biota species by phylum

List of Chengjiang Biota species is of fossils found at Maotianshan Shales whose most famous assemblage of organisms are referred to as the Chengjiang biota.

Contents

Phylum Arthropoda

78 species, not counting Nektaspida and Trilobita

  • Acanthomeridion serratum
  • Alalcomenaeus
  • Almenia spinosa
  • Apiocephalus elegans
  • Branchiocaris yunnanensis
  • Canadaspis laevigata
  • Chengjiangocaris longiformis
  • Chuandianella ovata
  • Cindarella eucalla
  • Clypecaris pteroidea
  • Combinivalvula chengjiangensis
  • Comptaluta inflata
  • Comptaluta leshanensis
  • Cyathocepalus bispinosus
  • Dianchia mirabilis
  • Diplopyge
  • D. forcipatus
  • D. minutus
  • Dongshanocaris foliiformis
  • Ercaia minuscula
  • Ercaicunia multinodosa
  • Forfexicaris valida
  • Forticeps foliosa
  • Fuxianhuia protensa
  • Glossocaris occulatus
  • Haikoucaris ercaiensis
  • Isoxys
  • I. auritus
  • I. curvirostratus
  • I. paradoxus
  • Jianfengia|Jianfengia multisegmentalis
  • Jianshania furcatus
  • Jiucunella paulula
  • Kuamaia
  • K. lata
  • K. muricata
  • Kuanyangia pustulosa
  • Kunmingella
  • K. angustacostata
  • K. douvillei
  • K. guanshanensis
  • Kunmingocaris bispinosus
  • Kunyangella cheni
  • Leanchoilia
  • L. asiatica
  • L. illecebrosa
  • Liangshanella liangshenensis
  • Mafangia subscalaria
  • Mafangocaris multinodus
  • Malongella bituerculata
  • Occacaris oviformis
  • Odaraia eurypetala
  • Ovalicephalis mirabilis
  • Panlongia
  • P. spinosa
  • P. tetranudosa
  • Parakunmingella malongensis
  • Parapaleomerus sinensis
  • Pectocaris spatiosa
  • Pisinnocaris subconigera
  • Primicaris larvaformis
  • Pseudoiulia cambriensis
  • Pterotum triacanthus
  • Pygmaclypeatus daiensis
  • Rectifacies abnormalis
  • Rhombicalvaria acanthi
  • Saperion glumaceum
  • Sidneyia sinica
  • Sinoburius lunaris
  • Skioldia aldna
  • Spinokunmingella typica
  • Sunella grandis
  • Squamacula clypeata
  • Synophalos xynos
  • Syrrhaptis intes
  • Tanglangia caudata
  • Trigoides aclis
  • Tsunyiella daindongensis
  • Tuzoia sinensis (a phyllocarid)
  • Urokodia aequalis
  • Wutingella binodosa
  • Xandarella spectaculum
  • Yiliangocaris ellipticus
  • Yunnanocaris megista

    • Class Nektaspida

    2 species

  • Misszhouia longicaudata
  • Naraoia spinosa

    • Class Trilobita

    6 species

  • Eoredlichia intermedia
  • Kuanyangia pustulosa
  • Palaeolenus lantenoisi
  • Tsunyidiscus aclis
  • Wutingaspis tingi
  • Yunnanocephalus yunnanensis

    • Phylum Brachiopoda

    5 species.

  • Diandongia pista
  • Heliomedusa orienta
  • Lingulella chengjiangensis
  • Lingulellotreta malongensis
  • Longtancunella chengjiangensis

    • Phylum Chaetognatha

    1 species

  • Eognathacantha ercainella

    • Phylum Cnidaria

    2 species

  • Priscapennamarina
  • Xianguangia sinica

    • Phylum Chordata

    9 species

  • Cathaymyrus
  • C. diadexus
  • C. haikouensis
  • Haikouella
  • H. jianshanensis
  • H. lanceolata
  • Haikouichthys ercaicunensis
  • Myllokunmingia fengjiaoa
  • Shankouclava anningense (a tunicate)
  • Zhongjianichthys rostratus
  • Zhongxiniscus intermedius

    • Phylum Ctenophora

    3 species

  • Maotianoascus octonarius
  • Sinoascus paillatus
  • Stromatoveris psygmoglena

    • Phylum Entoprocta

    1 species

  • Cotyledion tylodes

    • Phylum Echinodermata

    2 species

  • Dianchicystis jianshanensis
  • Vetulocystis catenata

    • Phylum Hemichordata

    2 species

  • Galeaplumosus abilus
  • Yunnanozoon lividum

    • Phylum Hyolitha

    8 species

  • Ambrolinevitus
  • A. maximus
  • A. platypluteus
  • A. ventricosus
  • Burithes yunnanensis
  • Glossolithes magnus
  • Linevitus
  • L. billingsi
  • L. flabellaris
  • L. opimus

    • Phylum Lobopodia

    11 species

  • Amplectobelua symbrachiata
  • Anomalocaris saron
  • Cardiodictyon catenulum
  • Cucumericrus decoratus
  • Diania cactiformis
  • Hallucigenia fortis
  • Luolishania longicruris
  • Microdictyon sinicum
  • Onychodictyon ferox
  • Parapeytoia yunnanensis
  • Paucipodia inermis

    • Phylum Nematomorpha

    3 species

  • Cricocosmia jinningensis
  • Maotianshania cylindrica
  • Palaeoscolex sinensis

    • Phylum Phoronida

    1 species

  • Iotuba chengjiangensis

    • Phylum Porifera

    15 species

  • Allantospongia mica
  • Choia xiaolantianensis
  • Choiaella radiata
  • Hazelia
  • Leptomitella
  • Leptomitella confusa
  • Leptomitella conica
  • Leptomitella metta
  • Leptomitus teretiusculus
  • Paraleptomitella
  • Paraleptomitella dictyodroma
  • Paraleptomitella globula
  • Quadrolaminiella
  • Quadrolaminiella crassa
  • Quadrolaminiella diagonalis
  • Saetaspongia densa
  • Sinfoflabrum antiquum
  • Triticispongia diagonata

    • Phylum Priapulida

    16 species

  • Acosmia maotiania
  • Archotuba conoidalis
  • Corynetis brevis
  • Gantoucunia aspera
  • Lagenula triolata
  • Oligonodus specialis
  • Paraselkirkia jinningensis
  • Palaeopriapulites parvus
  • Protopriapulites haikouensis
  • Sandaokania latinodosa
  • Selkirkia
  • Selkirkia elongata
  • Selkirkia sinica
  • Sicyophorus rarus
  • Xiaoheiqingella peculiaris
  • Xishania longgiusula
  • Yunnanopriapulus halteroformis

    • Phylum Vetulicolia

    11 species

  • Heteromorphus longicaudatus
  • Vetulicola
  • Vetulicola cuneata
  • Vetulicola gantoucunensis
  • Vetulicola longbaoshanensis
  • Vetulicola rectangulata
  • Vetulicola monile
  • Beidazoon venustum
  • Xidazoon stephanus
  • Didazoon hoae
  • Pomatrum ventralis
  • Yuyuanozoon magnificissimi

    • Enigmatic

    23 species

  • Allonnia phrixothrix
  • Amiskwia sinica
  • Anthrotum robustus
  • Batofasciculus ramificans
  • Cambrotentacus sanwuia
  • Conicula straita
  • Dinomischus venustus
  • Discoides abnormalis
  • Eldonia eumorpha
  • Facivermis yunnanicus
  • Hippotrum spinatus
  • Jiucunia petalina
  • Maanshania crusticeps
  • Macrocephalus elongates
  • Parvulonoda dubia
  • Petalilium latus (possible mollusk or pre-cephalopod)
  • Phacatrum tubifer
  • Phasangula striata
  • Phlogites brevis
  • Phlogites longus
  • Priscapennamarina angusta
  • Pristitoites bifarius
  • Rhipitrus calvifer
  • Rotadiscus grandis

    • Kingdom Protista (algae)

  • Fuxianospira gyrata
  • Megaspirellus houi
  • Sinocylindra yunnanensis
  • Yuknessia

    • References

    List of Chengjiang Biota species by phylum Wikipedia
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