Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae
Alternative combination: Bemella simplex
Synonym: Striatoconus yuluensis Feng et al. 2000
Full reference: W. Yü. 1979. Earliest Cambrian monoplacophorans and gastropods from western Hubei with their biostratigraphical significance. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 18(3):233-270
Belongs to Securiconus according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Feng et al. 2000, Parkhaev and Demidenko 2010, Qian and Bengtson 1989 and Yü 1979
Sister taxa: Securiconus costulatus, Securiconus emeiensis, Securiconus incertus, Securiconus obscuricosta, Securiconus simus, Securiconus vulgaris
Type specimens:
- Securiconus simplex: Its type locality is Yangtzeconus priscus - Archaeospira ornata assemblage, Yangtze Gorge, Yichang, which is in a Tommotian carbonate phosphorite in the Huangshandong Formation of China
- Striatoconus yuluensis: NIGP 132049, a shell. Its type locality is Yulu, Huize, which is in a Meishucunian/Nemakit-Daldynian marine phosphorite in the Zhujiaqing Formation of China.
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (20 collections)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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