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Protowenella lancaraensis

Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Protowenella lancaraensis was named by Wotte (2006) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Cambrian; Spain.]. Its type specimen is FG 544/BL/mmic/mol/p-1, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Protowenella lancaraensis Wotte pp. 149-150 figs. figs. 4, 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
familyHelcionellidae
genusProtowenella
specieslancaraensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 17:55:39
Modified: 2009-10-09 12:02:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available