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Helicocystis moroccoensis

Helicocystitidae

Taxonomy
Helicocystis moroccoensis was named by Smith and Zamora (2013). Its type specimen is NHM UK EE15373 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tizi n’Telgane, which is in the Lenian of mudstone the Jbel Wawrmast Formation Morocco. It is the type species of Helicocystis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Helicocystis moroccoensis Smith and Zamora p. 6 figs. 2-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
familyHelicocystitidae
genusHelicocystis
speciesmoroccoensis

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Helicocystis moroccoensis Smith and Zamora 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available