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Zhijinites ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Problematica : Cambroclavida : Zhijinitidae : Zhijinites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 530 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | outer shelf,eutrophic,marine (based on Cambroclavida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | slow-moving (based on Cambroclavida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | detritivore (based on Cambroclavida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Steiner et al. (2004). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Zhijinitidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | Y. Qian. 1978. The early Cambrian hyolithids in central and southwest China and their stratigraphical significance. Memoirs of Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology 11:1-43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Kaiyangites jiangshanensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 541 Ma Cambrian | |
| Kaiyangites novilis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 541 Ma Cambrian | |
| Zhijinites claviformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
| Zhijinites longistriatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 16 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 530 Ma Cambrian | |
| Zhijinites lubricus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 541 Ma Cambrian | |
| Zhijinites panduriformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 541 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1978 | Zhijinites Qian |
| 1984 | Kaiyangites Qian and Yin |
| 1992 | Zhijinites Bengtson p. 1026 |
| 1997 | Zhijinites Conway Morris et al. p. 178 |
| 2002 | Kaiyangites Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Zhijinites Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2005 | Kaiyangites Yao et al. p. 700 |
| 2005 | Zhijinites Yao et al. p. 701 |
| 2010 | Zhijinites Parkhaev and Demidenko p. 907 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
