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Yochelcionella americana

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Yochelcionellidae

Taxonomy
Yochelcionella americana was named by Runnegar and Pojeta (1980). Its type locality is USGS 2448-CO. Thomasville Stone and Lime Company. Thomasville, which is in a Dyeran carbonate dolomite in the Vintage Formation of Pennsylvania.

It was recombined as Runnegarella americana by Parkhaev (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Yochelcionella americana Runnegar and Pojeta pp. 635 - 636 figs. f. 1a-c
1987Yochelcionella americana Peel pp. 2328 - 2330 figs. f. 1a-d
1987Yochelcionella americana Peel and Yochelson p. 267
2002Runnegarella americana Parkhaev p. 36
2007Yochelcionella americana Skovsted and Peel p. 736 fig. 4E
2023Yochelcionella americana Wagner p. S4541

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

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 americana Runnegar and Pojeta 1980
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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 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Pennsylvania) Yochelcionella americana (type locality: 7867 97879)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Yochelcionella americana (50783)