List of Cambrian biota by phylum

This is a List of Cambrian species, ordered by supposed phylum.

Phylum Arthropoda
78 species, not counting Nektaspida and Trilobita




 * 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
 * Forticeps 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
 * Odaraia eurypetala
 * Ovalicephalis mirabilis
 * Panlongia
 * P. spinosa
 * P. tetranudosa
 * Parakunmingella malongensis
 * Parapaleomerus sinensis
 * Pectocaris spatiosa
 * Pisinnocaris subconigera
 * Primicaris larvaformis
 * Pseudoiulia cambriensis
 * Pterotum triacanthus
 * Pygmaclypeatus daiensis
 * Rectifacies abnormalis
 * Rhombicalvaria acanthi
 * Saperion glumaceum
 * Sidneyia sinica
 * Sinoburius lunaris
 * Skioldia aldna
 * Spinokunmingella typica
 * Sunella grandis
 * Squamacula clypeata
 * Synophalos xynos
 * Syrrhaptis intes
 * Tanglangia caudata
 * Trigoides aclis
 * Tsunyiella daindongensis
 * Tuzoia sinensis (a phyllocarid)
 * Urokodia aequalis
 * Wutingella binodosa
 * Xandarella spectaculum
 * Yiliangocaris ellipticus
 * Yunnanocaris megista

Class Nektaspida
2 species


 * Misszhouia longicaudata
 * Naraoia spinosa

Class Trilobita
6 species


 * Eoredlichia intermedia
 * Kuanyangia pustulosa
 * Palaeolenus lantenoisi
 * Tsunyidiscus aclis
 * Wutingaspis tingi
 * Yunnanocephalus yunnanensis

Phylum Brachiopoda
5 species.


 * Diandongia pista
 * Heliomedusa orienta
 * Lingulella chengjiangensis
 * Lingulellotreta malongensis
 * Longtancunella chengjiangensis

Phylum Chaetognatha
1 species


 * Eognathacantha ercainella

Phylum Cnidaria
2 species
 * Priscapennamarina
 * Xianguangia sinica

Phylum Chordata
9 species


 * Cathaymyrus
 * C. diadexus
 * C. haikouensis
 * Haikouella
 * H. jianshanensis
 * H. lanceolata
 * Haikouichthys ercaicunensis
 * Myllokunmingia fengjiaoa
 * Shankouclava anningense (a tunicate)
 * Zhongjianichthys rostratus
 * Zhongxiniscus intermedius

Phylum Ctenophora
3 species


 * Maotianoascus octonarius
 * Sinoascus paillatus
 * Stromatoveris psygmoglena

Phylum Echinodermata
3 species


 * Cotyledion tylodes
 * Dianchicystis jianshanensis
 * Vetulocystis catenata

Phylum Hemichordata
1 species


 * Galeaplumosus abilus

Phylum Hyolitha
8 species


 * Ambrolinevitus
 * A. maximus
 * A. platypluteus
 * A. ventricosus
 * Burithes yunnanensis
 * Glossolithes magnus
 * Linevitus
 * L. billingsi
 * L. flabellaris
 * L. opimus

Phylum Lobopodia
11 species


 * Amplectobelua symbrachiata
 * Anomalocaris cadensis
 * Anomalocaris saron
 * Cardiodictyon catenulum
 * Cucumericrus decoratus
 * ''Diania cactiformis
 * Hallucigenia fortis
 * Luolishania longicruris
 * Microdictyon sinicum
 * Onychodictyon ferox
 * ''This is a List of [[Chengjiang Biota species, ordered by supposed phylum.

Phylum Arthropoda
78 species, not counting Nektaspida and Trilobita




 * 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
 * Forticeps 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
 * Odaraia eurypetala
 * Ovalicephalis mirabilis
 * Panlongia
 * P. spinosa
 * P. tetranudosa
 * Parakunmingella malongensis
 * Parapaleomerus sinensis
 * Pectocaris spatiosa
 * Pisinnocaris subconigera
 * Primicaris larvaformis
 * Pseudoiulia cambriensis
 * Pterotum triacanthus
 * Pygmaclypeatus daiensis
 * Rectifacies abnormalis
 * Rhombicalvaria acanthi
 * Saperion glumaceum
 * Sidneyia sinica
 * Sinoburius lunaris
 * Skioldia aldna
 * Spinokunmingella typica
 * Sunella grandis
 * Squamacula clypeata
 * Synophalos xynos
 * Syrrhaptis intes
 * Tanglangia caudata
 * Trigoides aclis
 * Tsunyiella daindongensis
 * Tuzoia sinensis (a phyllocarid)
 * Urokodia aequalis
 * Wutingella binodosa
 * Xandarella spectaculum
 * Yiliangocaris ellipticus
 * Yunnanocaris megista

Class Nektaspida
2 species


 * Misszhouia longicaudata
 * Naraoia spinosa

Class Trilobita
6 species


 * Eoredlichia intermedia
 * Kuanyangia pustulosa
 * Palaeolenus lantenoisi
 * Tsunyidiscus aclis
 * Wutingaspis tingi
 * Yunnanocephalus yunnanensis

Phylum Brachiopoda
5 species.


 * Diandongia pista
 * Heliomedusa orienta
 * Lingulella chengjiangensis
 * Lingulellotreta malongensis
 * Longtancunella chengjiangensis

Phylum Chaetognatha
1 species


 * Eognathacantha ercainella

Phylum Cnidaria
2 species
 * Priscapennamarina
 * Xianguangia sinica

Phylum Chordata
9 species


 * Cathaymyrus
 * C. diadexus
 * C. haikouensis
 * Haikouella
 * H. jianshanensis
 * H. lanceolata
 * Haikouichthys ercaicunensis
 * Myllokunmingia fengjiaoa
 * Shankouclava anningense (a tunicate)
 * Zhongjianichthys rostratus
 * Zhongxiniscus intermedius

Phylum Ctenophora
3 species


 * Maotianoascus octonarius
 * Sinoascus paillatus
 * Stromatoveris psygmoglena

Phylum Echinodermata
3 species


 * Cotyledion tylodes
 * Dianchicystis jianshanensis
 * Vetulocystis catenata

Phylum Hemichordata
1 species


 * Galeaplumosus abilus

Phylum Hyolitha
8 species


 * Ambrolinevitus
 * A. maximus
 * A. platypluteus
 * A. ventricosus
 * Burithes yunnanensis
 * Glossolithes magnus
 * Linevitus
 * L. billingsi
 * L. flabellaris
 * L. opimus

Phylum Lobopodia
11 species


 * Amplectobelua symbrachiata
 * Anomalocaris saron
 * Cardiodictyon catenulum
 * Cucumericrus decoratus
 * ''Diania cactiformis
 * Hallucigenia fortis
 * Luolishania longicruris
 * Microdictyon sinicum
 * Onychodictyon ferox
 * Parapeytoia yunnanensis
 * Paucipodia inermis

Phylum Nematomorpha
3 species


 * Cricocosmia jinningensis
 * Maotianshania cylindrica
 * Palaeoscolex sinensis

Phylum Phoronida
1 species
 * Iotuba chengjiangensis

Phylum Porifera
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
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
11 species
 * Heteromorphus longicaudatus
 * ''Vetulicola
 * Vetulicola cuneata
 * Vetulicola gantoucunensis
 * Vetulicola rectangulata
 * Vetulicola monile


 * Beidazoon venustum
 * Xidazoon stephanus
 * Didazoon hoae
 * Pomatrum ventralis
 * Yuyuanozoon magnificissimi
 * Yunnanozoon lividum (disputed, see Enigmatic below)

Enigmatic
24 species
 * Allonnia phrixothrix
 * Amiskwia sinica
 * Anthrotum robustus
 * Batofasciculus ramificans
 * Cambrotentacus sanwuia
 * Conicula straita
 * Dinomischus venustus
 * Discoides abnormalis
 * Eldonia eumorpha
 * Facivermis yunnanicus
 * Hippotrum spinatus
 * Jiucunia petalina
 * Maanshania crusticeps
 * Macrocephalus elongates
 * Parvulonoda dubia
 * Petalilium latus (possible mollusk or pre-cephalopod)
 * Phacatrum tubifer
 * Phasangula striata
 * Phlogites brevis
 * Phlogites longus
 * Priscapennamarina angusta
 * Pristitoites bifarius
 * Rhipitrus calvifer
 * Rotadiscus grandis
 * Yunnanozoon lividum (earliest known hemichordate)

Kingdom Protista (algae)

 * Fuxianospira gyrata
 * Megaspirellus houi
 * Sinocylindra yunnanensis
 * Yuknessia


 * Parapeytoia yunnanensis
 * Paucipodia inermis

Phylum Nematomorpha
3 species


 * Cricocosmia jinningensis
 * Maotianshania cylindrica
 * Palaeoscolex sinensis

Phylum Phoronida
1 species
 * Iotuba chengjiangensis

Phylum Porifera
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
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
11 species
 * Heteromorphus longicaudatus
 * ''Vetulicola
 * Vetulicola cuneata
 * Vetulicola gantoucunensis
 * Vetulicola rectangulata
 * Vetulicola monile


 * Beidazoon venustum
 * Xidazoon stephanus
 * Didazoon hoae
 * Pomatrum ventralis
 * Yuyuanozoon magnificissimi
 * Yunnanozoon lividum (disputed, see Enigmatic below)

Enigmatic
24 species
 * Allonnia phrixothrix
 * Amiskwia sinica
 * Anthrotum robustus
 * Batofasciculus ramificans
 * Cambrotentacus sanwuia
 * Conicula straita
 * Dinomischus venustus
 * Discoides abnormalis
 * Eldonia eumorpha
 * Facivermis yunnanicus
 * Hippotrum spinatus
 * Jiucunia petalina
 * Maanshania crusticeps
 * Macrocephalus elongates
 * Parvulonoda dubia
 * Petalilium latus (possible mollusk or pre-cephalopod)
 * Phacatrum tubifer
 * Phasangula striata
 * Phlogites brevis
 * Phlogites longus
 * Priscapennamarina angusta
 * Pristitoites bifarius
 * Rhipitrus calvifer
 * Rotadiscus grandis
 * Yunnanozoon lividum (earliest known hemichordate)

Kingdom Protista (algae)

 * Fuxianospira gyrata
 * Megaspirellus houi
 * Sinocylindra yunnanensis
 * Yuknessia