Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae
Alternative combination: Papilloconus explanatus
Full reference: W. M. Feng, W. G. Sun, and Y. Qian. 2000. Earliest Cambrian monoplacophora in northeastern Yunnan with some new genera and species. Acta Micropalaeontologica Sinica 17:365-377
Belongs to Helcionella according to Demidenko and Parkhaev 2006
See also Feng et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Helcionella antiqua, Helcionella antiqua, Helcionella aspera, Helcionella capula, Helcionella histosia, Helcionella kunyangensis, Helcionella lemdadensis, Helcionella pricei, Helcionella radiata, Helcionella sidingshanensis, Helcionella subrugosa, Helcionella tianzhushanensis, Helcionella waageni, Helcionella xinjiangensis, Helcionella yunnanensis
Type specimen: NIGP 132055, a shell. Its type locality is Yulu, Huize, which is in a Meishucunian/Nemakit-Daldynian marine phosphorite in the Zhujiaqing Formation of China.
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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