Kunyangella

Kunyangella is genus of Cambrian arthropod known for being a member of the Chengjiang biota, containing the single species K. cheni. It has a bivalved carapace and has tenatively been referred to the Bradoriida.[1]

Kunyangella
Temporal range: Early Cambrian–Mid Cambrian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
?Bradoriida
Genus:
Kunyangella Huo, 1965
Species:
K. cheni

Huo, 1965

See also

References
  1. Hou, Xianguang; Williams, Mark; Siveter, David J.; Siveter, Derek J.; Aldridge, Richard J.; Sansom, Robert S. (2010-06-22). "Soft-part anatomy of the Early Cambrian bivalved arthropods Kunyangella and Kunmingella : significance for the phylogenetic relationships of Bradoriida". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 277 (1689): 1835–1841. doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.2194. ISSN 0962-8452. PMC 2871875. PMID 20181565.


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