†Truncatoconus yichangensis Yü 1979 (mollusk)
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Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae
Full reference: W. Yü. 1979. Earliest Cambrian monoplacophorans and gastropods from western Hubei with their biostratigraphical significance. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 18(3):233-270
Belongs to Truncatoconus according to W. Yü 1979
Sister taxon: Truncatoconus campylurus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Truncatoconus yichangen - Cambrospira sisensi assemblage, Yangtze Gorge, Yichang, which is in a Tommotian carbonate phosphorite in the Huangshandong Formation of China
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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