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Oelandiella aequa

Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Helcionella aequa was named by Resser (1939). Its type locality is 54s - Near mouth of North side Two Mile Canyon, 2 miles se of Malad, Wasatch Mts, which is in a Menevian carbonate limestone in the Langston Formation of Idaho.

It was recombined as Oelandiella aequa by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Helcionella aequa Resser p. 24 figs. pl. 1 f. 45-47
2023Oelandiella aequa Wagner p. 5676

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
familyHelcionellidae
genusOelandiella
speciesaequa()

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Oelandiella aequa Resser 1939
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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

Age range: Menevian or 504.50000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (Idaho) Helcionella aequa (type locality: 50208)