Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae
Full reference: P. Y.u. Parkhaev. 2005. Two new species of the Cambrian helcionelloid mollusks from the northern part of the Siberian Platform. Paleontological Journal 39(6):615-619
Belongs to Leptostega according to P. Yu. Parkhaev 2005
Sister taxa: Leptostega abrupta, Leptostega frankenwaldensis, Leptostega irregularis
Type specimen: PIN 5083/0092, a shell. Its type locality is 7-96.0, left bank of the Bol'shaja Kuonamka River, which is in a Botomian carbonate limestone in the Emyaksin Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
• Solvan of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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