Kailidiscus is an extinct genus of echinoderms which existed in what is now China during the Middle Cambrian period.[1] It was named by Yuanlong Zhao, Colin D. Sumrall, Ronald L. Parsley and Jin Peng in 2010, and the type and only species is Kailidiscus chinensis.[1] It bears close resemblance to the Burgess Shale fossil Walcottidiscus.[2]

Kailidiscus chinensis
Temporal range: Middle Cambrian
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Kailidiscus

Zhao et al., 2010
Species:
K. chinensis
Binomial name
Kailidiscus chinensis
Zhao et al., 2010

References

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  1. ^ a b Yuanlong Zhao; Colin D. Sumrall; Ronald L. Parsley; Jin Peng (2010). "Kailidiscus, a new plesiomorphic edrioasteroid from the basal Middle Cambrian Kaili Biota of Guizhou Province, China". Journal of Paleontology. 84 (4): 668–680. doi:10.1666/09-159.1. S2CID 129994021.
  2. ^ "Walcottidiscus typicalis".