Bemella rotundata 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 Bemella according to M. Chen et al. 1981

Sister taxa: Bemella ambita, Bemella amplaperata, Bemella atava, Bemella barskovae, Bemella bella, Bemella communis, Bemella flexa, Bemella incomparabilis, Bemella jacutica, Bemella malycanica, Bemella minuta, Bemella multicarinata, Bemella parula, Bemella septata, Bemella villemsonae, Bemella vonbitteri, Bemella xinjiensis, Sacciconus yanjiaheensis, Kalbyella poulseni

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Songlinpo, upper beds (Cambrian of China)

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