List of Chengjiang Biota species by phylum
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This is a list of fossils found at Maotianshan Shales, whose most famous assemblage of organisms are referred to as the Chengjiang biota.[1]
Phylum Arthropoda[edit]
80 species, not counting Dinocarida, Nektaspida and Trilobita
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- 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
- Fortiforceps foliosa
- Fuxianhuia protensa
- Glossocaris occulatus
- Haikoucaris ercaiensis
- Isoxys
- I. auritus
- I. curvirostratus
- I. paradoxus
- 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
- Ovalicephalis mirabilis
- Panlongia
- P. spinosa
- P. tetranudosa
- Parakunmingella malongensis
- Parapaleomerus sinensis
- Pectocaris spatiosa
- Pisinnocaris subconigera
- Primicaris larvaformis
- Pseudoiulia cambriensis
- Pterotum triacanthus
- Pygmaclypeatus daiensis
- Retifacies abnormalis
- Rhombicalvaria acanthi
- Saperion glumaceum
- Sidneyia sinica
- Sinoburius lunaris
- Skioldia aldna
- Spinokunmingella typica
- Sunella grandis
- Squamacula clypeata
- Synophalos xynos
- Syrrhaptis intes
- Tanglangia caudata
- Tauricornicaris
- T. latizonae
- T. oxygonae
- Trigoides aclis
- Tsunyiella daindongensis
- Tuzoia sinensis
- Urokodia aequalis
- Wujicaris muelleri
- Wutingella binodosa
- Xandarella spectaculum
- Yiliangocaris ellipticus
- Yunnanocaris megista
Class Dinocaridida[edit]
- Amplectobelua symbrachiata
- Cucumericrus decoratus
- Cambroraster sp.
- Houcaris saron
- Innovatiocaris maotianshanensis
- Innovatiocaris? multispiniformis
- Laminacaris chimera
- Lenisicaris lupata
- Lyrarapax unguispinus
- Lyrarapax trilobus
- Omnidens amplus
- Ramskoeldia consimilis
- Ramskoeldia platyacantha
- Shucaris ankylosskelos
Class Nektaspida[edit]
2 species
Class Trilobita[edit]
6 species
- Eoredlichia intermedia
- Kuanyangia pustulosa
- Palaeolenus lantenoisi
- Tsunyidiscus aclis
- Wutingaspis tingi
- Yunnanocephalus yunnanensis
Phylum Annelida[edit]
1 species
Phylum Brachiopoda[edit]
5 species
- Diandongia pista
- Heliomedusa orienta
- Lingulella chengjiangensis
- Lingulellotreta malongensis
- Longtancunella chengjiangensis
Clade Gnathifera[edit]
4 species
Phylum Cnidaria[edit]
3 species
Phylum Chordata[edit]
10 species
- Cathaymyrus
- C. diadexus
- C. haikouensis
- Haikouella
- H. jianshanensis
- H. lanceolata
- Haikouichthys ercaicunensis
- Myllokunmingia fengjiaoa
- Shankouclava anningense (a tunicate)
- Zhongjianichthys rostratus
- Zhongxiniscus intermedius
- Yunnanozoon lividum
Phylum Ctenophora[edit]
3 species
Phylum Entoprocta[edit]
1 species
Phylum Echinodermata[edit]
2 species
Phylum Hemichordata[edit]
3 species
Phylum Hyolitha[edit]
8 species
- Ambrolinevitus
- A. maximus
- A. platypluteus
- A. ventricosus
- Burithes yunnanensis
- Glossolithes magnus
- Linevitus
- L. billingsi
- L. flabellaris
- L. opimus
Phylum Lobopodia[edit]
10 species, not counting Omnidens
- Cardiodictyon catenulum
- Diania cactiformis
- Facivermis yunnanicus
- Hallucigenia fortis
- Jianshanopodia decorata
- Lenisambulatrix humboldti
- Luolishania longicruris
- Microdictyon sinicum
- Onychodictyon ferox
- Paucipodia inermis
Phylum Mollusca[edit]
Class Palaeoscolecida[edit]
3 species
Phylum Porifera[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
10 species
- Vetulicola cuneata
- Vetulicola gantoucunensis
- Vetulicola longbaoshanensis
- Vetulicola rectangulata
- Vetulicola monile
Enigmatic[edit]
25 species
- Allonnia phrixothrix
- Anthrotum robustus
- Batofasciculus ramificans
- Cambrotentacus sanwuia
- Cheungkongella ancestralis
- Conicula straita
- Dinomischus venustus
- Discoides abnormalis
- Hippotrum spinatus
- Jiucunia petalina
- Maanshania crusticeps
- Macrocephalus elongates
- Parvulonoda dubia
- Phacatrum tubifer
- Phasangula striata
- Phlogites brevis
- Phlogites longus
- Priscapennamarina angusta
- Pristitoites bifarius
- Rhipitrus calvifer
- Rotadiscus grandis
- Stellostomites eumorphus (= Eldonia eumorpha)
Kingdom Protista (algae)[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Fossils of the Chengjiang Maotianshan Shale
- ^ Ou, Qiang; Shu, Degan; Zhang, Zhifei; Han, Jian; Van Iten, Heyo; Cheng, Meirong; Sun, Jie; Yao, Xiaoyong; Wang, Rong; Mayer, Georg (2022). "Dawn of complex animal food webs: A new predatory anthozoan (Cnidaria) from Cambrian". The Innovation. 3 (1): 100195. Bibcode:2022Innov...300195O. doi:10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100195. PMC 8717384. PMID 35005675.