Yochelcionella cyrano Runnegar and Pojeta 1974 (mollusk)

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Yochelcionellidae

Full reference: B. Runnegar and J., J.r. Pojeta. 1974. Molluscan phylogeny: the paleontological viewpoint. Science 186(4161):311-317

Belongs to Yochelcionella according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Landing and Bartowski 1996, Landing et al. 2002, Runnegar and Jell 1976 and Runnegar and Pojeta 1974

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is ANU Collection 10352, 16 km northeast of Mootwingee Aboriginal Site, which is in a Solvan carbonate limestone in the Coonigan Formation of Australia

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at ANU Collection 10352, 16 km northeast of Mootwingee Aboriginal Site

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