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Helcionella lemdadensis

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Helcionella lemdadensis was named by Geyer et al. (2018) [= v 1986 Helcionella oblonga Cobbold 1921—Geyer, p. 74–75, pl. 1, fig. 9a–c. pars 2016 Helcionella oblonga—Jacquet and Brock, p. 350.]. Its type specimen is SMF 34737 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lemdad-Mulde, Profil Le I, horizon X 255, which is in a Solvan carbonate limestone in the Jbel Wawrmast Formation of Morocco.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. buttsi, H. callahani

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Helcionella lemdadensis Geyer et al. fig. 5n

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderHelcionellida
superfamilyHelcionelloidea(Wenz 1938)
familyHelcionellidae
genusHelcionella
specieslemdadensis

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†Helcionella lemdadensis Geyer et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
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