Helcionelloida - Pelagiellida - Pelagiellidae
Full reference: B. Runnegar and P.A. Jell. 1976. Australian Middle Cambrian molluscs and their bearing on early molluscan evolution. Alcheringa 1(1/2):109-138
Belongs to Pelagiella according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Brock 1998, Geyer 1986, Runnegar and Jell 1976 and Vendrasco et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Pelagiella adunca, Pelagiella asymmetrica, Pelagiella atlantoides, Pelagiella atlasensis, Pelagiella bentica, Pelagiella broeggeri, Pelagiella corinthiana, Pelagiella crassa, Pelagiella escayachensis, Pelagiella exigua, Pelagiella lorenzi, Pelagiella madianensis, Pelagiella primaeva, Pelagiella serpentis, Pelagiella subangulata, Protoscaevogyra reversa
Type specimen: Its type locality is QML1286 km SSW of Thorntonia Homestead, which is in a Floran carbonate limestone in the Gowers Formation of Australia.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Australia (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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