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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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