Fuxianospira gyrata Chen and Zhou, 1997
Unteres Kambrium
Stage 2, Series 3
Heilinpu Formation
Yu'anshan Member
Jiucun Township
Chengjiang City
Yunnan Province
China

Sammlung Bastelberger

Ursprünglich als Alge beschrieben wird F. gyrata heute von einigen Autoren als Koprolith betrachtet (z. B. Steiner et al. 2005).

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