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Marocella

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Marocella was named by Geyer (1986) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto Cm mMid-l Sepkoski's reference number: 699]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Tryblidiidae by Geyer (1986); to Mollusca by Sepkoski (2002); and to Helcionellidae by Parkhaev (2001), Parkhaev (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Marocella Geyer
2001Marocella Parkhaev p. 158
2002Marocella Parkhaev p. 34
2002Marocella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderHelcionellida
familyHelcionellidae
genusMarocella

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.

G. †Marocella Geyer 1986
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Marocella antiqua Kiær 1916
Marocella australica Parkhaev 2001
Marocella depressa Kiær 1916
Marocella mira Geyer 1986
Marocella morenensis Yochelson and Gil Cid 1984
Marocella tichkaensis Geyer 1986
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: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Delamaran or 521.00000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5Australia (South Australia) M. mira (190181)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Antarctica M. mira (7821)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Australia (New South Wales) Scenella antiqua (225136)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1China (Shaanxi) M. sp. (199515 199516)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Norway (Mjosen) Scenella antiqua, Scenella depressa (42220)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Australia (South Australia) M. australica (96915) M. mira (67980 67983 67984 190180) M. sp. (70794 70795 70796)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Spain (Asturias) M. morenensis (50551 99940)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Morocco M. mira (9793 9801)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Morocco M. mira (174208 174210 174223)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5Morocco (High Atlas) M. mira (50546 50547 50548 56966 56967 56969)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5Morocco M. tichkaensis (9122)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Germany M. sp. (210973)