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Palaeoscolecids from the Balang Fauna of the Qiandongian (Cambrian Series 2), Guizhou, China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2015

JIN PENG ,
DIYING HUANG ,
YUANLONG ZHAO  and
HAIJING SUN
JIN PENG*
Affiliation:
College of Resource and Environment Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550003, China State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
DIYING HUANG
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
YUANLONG ZHAO
Affiliation:
College of Resource and Environment Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550003, China
HAIJING SUN
Affiliation:
College of Resource and Environment Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550003, China
*
†Author for correspondence: gzpengjin@126.com
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Abstract

Wronascolex is a taxon of palaeoscolecids. It is commonly represented by isolated button-like microfossils or compressed individuals, which are found worldwide in strata ranging from the Cambrian Series 2 to Series 3. The earliest representative of Wronascolex is known from the Sinsk Formation of the lower Cambrian of the Siberian Platform. Other species occur in Burgess Shale-type biotas of Cambrian age from Australia, Spain and North America. New palaeoscolecid material from the Balang Fauna of the Cambrian Series 2 of eastern Guizhou represents a new species of Wronascolex, W. geyiensis sp. nov., and extends the geographic and stratigraphic distribution of Wronascolex, as well as providing additional evidence for understanding its morphology based upon correlation of body configuration and cuticular ornaments.

Keywords

Wronascolex geyiensis sp. nov.Balang FaunaCambrianGuizhouSouth China
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Geological Magazine , Volume 153 , Issue 3 , May 2016 , pp. 438 - 448
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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