Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae
Alternative combination: Bemella obscuricosta
Full reference: B. Zhou and L. Xiao. 1984. Early Cambrian monoplacophorans and gastropods from Huainan and Huoqiu Counties, Anhui Province. Professional Papers in Stratigraphy and Palaeontology 13:125-140
Belongs to Securiconus according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Feng et al. 1994 and Zhou and Xiao 1984
Sister taxa: Securiconus costulatus, Securiconus emeiensis, Securiconus incertus, Securiconus simplex, Securiconus simus, Securiconus vulgaris
Type specimen: Its type locality is Huoqiu, Huainan, which is in an Atdabanian/Botomian carbonate limestone in the Yutaishan Formation of China
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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