Davidonia puppis Høyberget et al. 2015 (mollusk)

Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae

Alternative combination: Mackinnonia puppis

Full reference: M. Høyberget, J. O. R. Ebbestad, B. Funke and H. A. Nakrem. 2015. The shelly fauna and biostratigraphy of the lower Cambrian (provisional series 2, stage 4) Evjevik Member, Ringstrand Formation in the Mjøsa area, Norway. Norwegian Journal of Geology 95:23-56

Belongs to Davidonia according to J. O. R. Ebbestad et al. 2024

See also Høyberget et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Davidonia rostrata, Davidonia taconica

Type specimen: PMO 227.699, a shell. Its type locality is Skyberg Farm (lower bed), which is in a Toyonian carbonate limestone in the Ringstrand Formation of Norway.

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Norway (1 collection), Sweden (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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