†Kaiyangites jiangshanensis He and Yu 1992
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Full reference: S. He and G. Yu. 1992. The small shelly fossils from the Palaeocambrian Meishucunian stage in western Zhejiang. Geology of Zhejiang 8(1):1-7
Belongs to Kaiyangites according to S. He and G. Yu 1992
Sister taxa: Zhijinites claviformis, Zhijinites longistriatus, Zhijinites lubricus, Zhijinites panduriformis, Kaiyangites novilis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Jiangshan, upper Dengying Formation, which is in a Meishucunian marine phosphorite in the Dengying Formation of China
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Jiangshan, upper Dengying Formation
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