Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae
Alternative combination: Latirostratus amplaperatus
Synonyms: Bemella emeiensis Xing et al. 1984, Latirostratus emeiensis Xing et al. 1984, Rostroconus emeiensis Xing et al. 1984
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 Bemella according to P. Y. Parkhaev and Y. Demidenko 2010
See also Qian and Bengtson 1989, Xing et al. 1984, Yü 1979 and Yü 1987
Sister taxa: Bemella ambita, Bemella atava, Bemella barskovae, Bemella bella, Bemella communis, Bemella flexa, Bemella incomparabilis, Bemella jacutica, Bemella malycanica, Bemella minuta, Bemella multicarinata, Bemella parula, Bemella rotundata, Bemella septata, Bemella villemsonae, Bemella vonbitteri, Bemella xinjiensis, Sacciconus yanjiaheensis, Kalbyella poulseni
Type specimens:
- Bemella amplaperata: Its type locality is Yangtzeconus priscus - Archaeospira ornata assemblage, Yangtze Gorge, Yichang, which is in a Tommotian carbonate phosphorite in the Huangshandong Formation of China
- Bemella emeiensis:
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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