Kunyangella

Kunyangella; Temporal range: Early Cambrian–Mid Cambrian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Order:	† Bradoriida
Genus:	† Kunyangella ; Huo, 1965
Type species
	Kunyangella cheni; Huo, 1965

Last updated August 13, 2025

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

References

↑ 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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[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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Kunyangella

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