Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae
Full reference: P. Chen and F. Zhang. 1980. Small shell fossil assemblage from the Meischucunian Stage of Yunnan. Wuhan College of Geological Studies 26:190-197
Belongs to Bemella according to E. Landing 1988
See also Chen and Zhang 1980, Geyer 1986, Luo et al. 1982 and Parkhaev 2001
Sister taxa: Bemella ambita, Bemella amplaperata, Bemella atava, Bemella barskovae, Bemella communis, Bemella flexa, Bemella incomparabilis, Bemella jacutica, Bemella malycanica, Bemella minuta, Bemella multicarinata, Bemella parula, Bemella rotundata, Bemella septata, Bemella villemsonae, Bemella vonbitteri, Bemella xinjiensis, Sacciconus yanjiaheensis, Kalbyella poulseni
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (1: Massachusetts collection)
• Placentian of United States (1: Massachusetts)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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