Songlinella formosa Chen et al. 1981 (mollusk)

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae

Full reference: M. Chen, Y. Chen, and S. Zhang. 1981. The small shelly fossil assemblage in the limestone of the uppermost part of the Dengying Formation at Songlingpo, Yichang. Journal of the Wuhan College of Geology, Earth Science 1:32-41

Belongs to Songlinella according to M. Chen et al. 1981

Sister taxa: Igorella cyrtoliformis, Igorella durara, Igorella hamata, Igorella iacobinica, Igorella lata, Igorella minuta, Igorella monstrosa, Igorella orientalis, Igorella shabaktiensis, Igorella talassica, Igorella ungulata, Igorella xilingensis, Igorella xundianensis, Dianella dianensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Songlinpo, lower beds, which is in a Meishucunian carbonate dolomite in the Dengying Formation of China

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Songlinpo, lower beds

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