Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae
Full reference: B. Wang. 1994. New mollusks and problematic fossils from the Lower Cambrian of China. Paleontological Journal 28(4):10-17
Belongs to Igorella according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Parkhaev and Demidenko 2010 and Wang 1994
Sister taxa: Igorella cyrtoliformis, Igorella durara, Igorella hamata, Igorella iacobinica, Igorella lata, Igorella minuta, Igorella monstrosa, Igorella orientalis, Igorella shabaktiensis, Igorella talassica, Igorella ungulata, Igorella xilingensis, Dianella dianensis, Songlinella formosa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Xianfeng Settlement, 60 km from Kunming, which is in a Meishucunian/Tommotian carbonate phosphorite in the Yuhucun Formation of China
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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