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Helenia bella

Hyolithida - Hyolithidae

Taxonomy
Helenia bella was named by Walcott (1890). Its type specimen is USNM 18324 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Helenia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Helenia bella Walcott p. 39

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderHyolithidaMathew 1962
familyHyolithidaeNicholson 1889
genusHelenia
speciesbella

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.

†Helenia bella Walcott 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:29:52
Modified: 2007-09-19 11:23:16
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Branchian or 516.20000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Branchian516.2 - 506.5Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Helenia bella (99495)