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New data on the rare Chengjiang (Lower Cambrian, South China) linguloid brachiopod Xianshanella haikouensis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

Zhifei Zhang ,
Degan Shu ,
Jian Han  and
Jianni Liu
Zhifei Zhang
Affiliation:
Early Life Institute & Key Laboratory for Continental Dynamics of the Ministry Education, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, P. R. China,
Degan Shu
Affiliation:
Early Life Institute & Key Laboratory for Continental Dynamics of the Ministry Education, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, P. R. China, School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, 100083 Beijing
Jian Han
Affiliation:
Early Life Institute & Key Laboratory for Continental Dynamics of the Ministry Education, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, P. R. China,
Jianni Liu
Affiliation:
Early Life Institute & Key Laboratory for Continental Dynamics of the Ministry Education, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, P. R. China,
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Abstract

The remarkable brachiopod Xianshanella haikouensis, from the Early Cambrian Chengjiang Lagerstätte, was briefly reported based on only two extraordinarily preserved specimens. Details of valve interiors remain unknown due to a lack of available material. We herein reillustrate the holotype of X. haikouensis, and, on the basis of many additional specimens from the type locality, provide further information on this brachiopod taxon, including shell ornamentation, a U-shaped digestive tract, mantle canal systems, lophophores, muscle scars, and well-defined visceral areas in the valves. This exceptional brachiopod is characterized by a biconvex, rounded, knob-shaped shell lacking visible pseudointerarea in the valves, an elongate and muscular pedicle, and, especially, its possession of exceptional setal fringes. A restudy of a number of new specimens justifies assigning Xianshanella to the family Obolidae. The elongate and horny setae of X. haikouensis, coupled with the massive pedicle in many cases with its end attached to shells of other animals, indicate that this species was an epibenthic, sessile suspension feeder, attached by a pedicle.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 80 , Issue 2 , March 2006 , pp. 203 - 211
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