Yochelcionella americana Runnegar and Pojeta 1980 (mollusk)

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Yochelcionellidae

Alternative combination: Runnegarella americana

Full reference: B. Runnegar and J. Pojeta. 1980. The Monoplacophoran mollusk Yochelcionella identified from the Lower Cambrian of Pennsylvania. Journal of Paleontology 54(03):635-636

Belongs to Yochelcionella according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Parkhaev 2002, Peel 1987, Peel and Yochelson 1987, Runnegar and Pojeta 1980 and Skovsted and Peel 2007

Sister taxa: Yochelcionella aichalica, Yochelcionella angustiplicata, Yochelcionella chinensis, Yochelcionella crassa, Yochelcionella cyrano, Yochelcionella daleki, Yochelcionella erecta, Yochelcionella gracilis, Yochelcionella greenlandica, Yochelcionella ostentata, Yochelcionella pelmani, Yochelcionella saginata, Yochelcionella snorkorum, Yochelcionella stylifera

Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 2448-CO. Thomasville Stone and Lime Company. Thomasville, which is in a Dyeran carbonate dolomite in the Vintage Formation of Pennsylvania.

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection), United States (2: Pennsylvania)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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