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Yochelcionella greenlandica

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Yochelcionellidae

Taxonomy
Yochelcionella greenlandica was named by Atkins and Peel (2004). Its type specimen is MGUH 27016 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GGU 271471, west side of J.P. Koch Fjord, Lauge Koch Land, which is in a Dyeran carbonate dolomite in the Aftenstjernesø Formation of Greenland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Yochelcionella greenlandica Atkins and Peel pp. 3 - 6 figs. f. 2
2013Yochelcionella greenlandica Kouchinsky et al. p. 425 fig. 3
2021Yochelcionella greenlandica Peel p. 31 fig. 4.1
2023Yochelcionella greenlandica Wagner p. 5723

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderHelcionellida
familyYochelcionellidae
genusYochelcionella
speciesgreenlandica

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.

Yochelcionella greenlandica Atkins and Peel 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-06-11 12:58:20
Modified: 2009-06-11 14:58:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Dyeran or 521.00000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Yochelcionella greenlandica (174257)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Yochelcionella sp. (50170)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Greenland (Peary Land) Yochelcionella greenlandica (type locality: 49903 99496 99497 99499 99500)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Greenland (Lauge Koch Land) Yochelcionella greenlandica (220278)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (New York) Yochelcionella sp. (78762)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Quebec) Yochelcionella sp. (78755)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Pennsylvania) Yochelcionella greenlandica (97879)