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Helcionella xinjiangensis

Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Helcionella xinjiangensis was named by Yü (1986). Its type locality is Mohershan, Kuruktag, which is in a Nangaoian carbonate limestone in the Xidashan Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Helcionella xinjiangensis p. 14 figs. pl 1 f. 1-5
2023Helcionella xinjiangensis Wagner p. 5708

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
familyHelcionellidae
genusHelcionella
speciesxinjiangensis

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: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-03 21:21:51
Modified: 2009-03-16 10:15:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Feng et al. 2000, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: Nangaoian or 521.00000 to 514.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Xinjiang) Helcionella xinjiangensis (type locality: 49494)