Marocella Geyer 1986 (mollusk)

Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae

Full reference: G. Geyer. 1986. Mittelkambrishe Mollusken aus Marokko und Spanien. Senckenbergiana Lethaea 67(1/4):55-118

Parent taxon: Helcionellidae according to P. Yu. Parkhaev 2001

See also Geyer 1986, Parkhaev 2002 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Absidaticonus, Aegitellus, Anabarella, Anabaroconus, Anhuiconus, Anuliconus, Asiapatella, Asperconella, Auricullina, Bemella, Calyptroconus, Capitoconus, Chuiliella, Cycloholcus, Daedalia, Davidonia, Emarginoconus, Eocyrtolites, Fenqiaronia, Figurina, Guadalquivirospira, Hampilina, Hampilininae, Helcionella, Hispanoconus, Hujiagouella, Igorella, Ilsanella, Kuonamkaella, Latouchella, Lenoconus, Leptostega, Manasoconus, Minastirithella, Miroconulus, Nyuella, Obtusoconus, Oelandia, Oelandiella, Papilloconus, Parapelagiella, Pararaconus, Paucella, Pedrocheotheca, Perssuakiella, Postacanthella, Prosinuites, Protowenella, Pseudopollicina, Randomia, Securiconus, Tannuella, Totoralia, Truncatoconus, Tuoraconus, Yangtzeconinae

Subtaxa: Marocella antiqua Marocella australica Marocella depressa Marocella mira Marocella morenensis Marocella tichkaensis

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Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Antarctica (1 collection), Australia (10), China (2), Germany (1), Morocco (5), Norway (1), Spain (2)

• Solvan of Morocco (7)

Total: 29 collections including 30 occurrences

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