Uncinaspira squamosa He 1984 (mollusk)

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae

Full reference: T. G. He. 1984. Discovery of Lapworthella bella assemblage from Lower Cambrian Meishucun stage in Niuniuzhai, Leibo County, Sichuan Province. Professional Papers of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology 13:23-34

Belongs to Uncinaspira according to T. G. He 1984

Sister taxa: Latouchella adunca, Latouchella arcuata, Latouchella costata, Latouchella dimicostata, Latouchella gobiica, Latouchella huangshandongensis, Latouchella jacobinica, Latouchella memorabilis, Latouchella orientalis, Latouchella ostenfeldense, Latouchella sanxiaensis, Hubeispira nitida, Cambroconus minimus, Archaeospira avalonensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Niuniuzhai, which is in a Meishucunian carbonate limestone/dolomite in the Dengying Formation of China

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Niuniuzhai

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