Jinningella
Genus of Sunellid arthropod
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Jinningella is a genus of sunellid arthropod.[1][2][3]
| Jinningella Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Family: | †Sunellidae |
| Genus: | †Jinningella Huo & Shu, 1985 |
| Species: | †J. communis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Jinningella communis Huo & Shu, 1985 | |
Description
Jinningella is similar to the genus Sunella and Combinivalvula in general anatomy, differing in the fact that no sexual dimorphism is known and the possession of anterodorsal nodes.[1][2] It reached around 10 mm (1 cm).[3] Other sunellids reached similar sizes, Combinivalvula reached a similar size, Caudicaella specimens can be up to 12 mm (1.2 cm) and the largest Sunella fossil was roughly 15 mm (1.5 cm).[1][3]
Distribution
Jinningella fossils are only found in the Chengjiang biota.[2]
