Dianchicystis is an extinct genus of vetulocystid deuterostome. It was found in Jianshan, near Haikou, Qiongzhusi Fm. (Cambrian from China).[1]

Dianchicystis
Temporal range: 541–513 Ma Early Cambrian
Scientific classification
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Dianchicystis

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Species:
D. jianshanensis

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Binomial name
Dianchicystis jianshanensis
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Phylogeny

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Vetulocystidae

Dianchicystis

Vetulocystis

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References

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  1. ^ Sébastien Clausen; Xian-Guang Hou; Jan Bergström; Christina Franzén (2010). "The absence of echinoderms from the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang fauna of China: Palaeoecological and palaeogeographical implications". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 294 (3): 133–141. Bibcode:2010PPP...294..133C. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.01.001.