Fauna and Flora of the Burgess Shale



Algae and Cyanobacteria:

1. Yuknessia simplex
2. Marpolia spissa

Arthropods:

1. Aysheaia pedunculata
2. Burgessia bella
3. Canadaspis perfecta
4. Marella splendens
5. Olenoides serratus
6. Sidneyia inexpectans

Brachiopods:

1. Diraphora bellicostata
2. Micromitra burgessensis

Chordates:

1. Pikaia gracilens

Coelenterates:

1. Mackenzia costalis

Echinoderms:

1. Eldonia ludwigi

Miscellaneous Species:

1. Anomalocaris canadensis
2. Dinomischus isolatus
3. Hallucigenia sparsa
4. Opabinia regalis
5. Wiwaxia corrugata

Molluscs:

1. Hyolithes carinatus

Sponges:

1. Choia ridleyi
2. Vauxia gracilenta

Worms:

1. Canadia spinosa
2. Ottoia prolifica




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