Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae
Alternative combinations: Emeiconus antiqua, Purella antiqua
Full reference: J. Kiær. 1916. The Lower Cambrian Holmia fauna at Tomten in Norway. Videnskapsselskapets Skrifter. I. Matematisk - naturvitenskapelig Klasse 1916(10):140
Belongs to Helcionella according to P. J. Wagner 2023
Sister taxa: Helcionella antiqua, Helcionella aspera, Helcionella capula, Helcionella explanata, Helcionella histosia, Helcionella kunyangensis, Helcionella lemdadensis, Helcionella pricei, Helcionella radiata, Helcionella sidingshanensis, Helcionella subrugosa, Helcionella tianzhushanensis, Helcionella waageni, Helcionella xinjiangensis, Helcionella yunnanensis
Type specimen: PMO 73172, a shell. Its type locality is Holmia fauna, Tomten [Sparagmite Fm], which is in a Botomian deep subtidal shale/sandstone in the Ringstrand Formation of Norway.
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (7 collections), Norway (1), the Russian Federation (12)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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