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Helcionellida

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Helcionellida Geyer
2006Helcionellida Wotte p. 149
2016Helcionellida Jacquet and Brock
2016Helcionellida Jacquet et al.
2017Helcionellida Bouchet et al. p. 322
2017Helcionellida Kouchinsky et al. p. 331
2023Helcionellida Noriega-Ruiz et al. p. 12
2023Helcionellida Wagner p. S7207
2024Helcionellida Ebbestad et al.

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

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.

Or. †Helcionellida Geyer 1994
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Fm. †Coreospiridae Knight 1952
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G. †Anconochilus Knight 1947
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Anconochilus barnesi Knight 1947
G. †Cambrospira Yü 1979
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G. †Coreospira Saito 1936
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Coreospira raymondi Shaw 1957
Coreospira rugosa Saito 1936
Coreospira walcotti Knight 1947
G. †Humilispira Parkhaev 2001
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Humilispira adelocosma Zhou and Xiao 1984
G. †Kutanjia Kruse 1991
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Kutanjia ngalbala Kruse 1991
G. †Owenella Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Owenella antiquata Whitfield 1878
G. †Shabaktiella Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981
G. †Tichkaella Geyer 1986
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Tichkaella carinata Rasetti 1957
Tichkaella hamata Geyer 1986
Tichkaella insulcata Rasetti 1957
Invalid names: Archaeospiridae Yu 1979 [synonym], Latouchellidae Golikov and Starobogatov 1989 [synonym], Yangtzespiridae Yu 1984 [synonym]
Superfm. †Helcionelloidea Wenz 1938
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Fm. †Carinopeltidae Parkhaev 2013
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G. †Carinopelta Parkhaev 2013
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Carinopelta carinata Parkhaev 2001
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Invalid names: Carinopelta levis Vassiljeva 1990 [synonym]
Invalid names: Igarkiella Vasil’yeva 1998 [replaced]
G. †Gonamella Val'kov and Karlova 1984
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Gonamella rostrata Val'kov and Karlova 1984
G. †Mastakhella Missarzhevsky 1989
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Mastakhella incurva Missarzhevsky 1989
G. †Protoconus Yü 1979
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Protoconus elegans Yü 1979
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Invalid names: Purella tianzhushanensis Yü 1979 [synonym]
Invalid names: Patellella Vassiljeva 1990 [synonym]
G. †Squamiconus Vassiljeva 1990
Fm. †Igarkiellidae Parkhaev 2002
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G. †Asperoconus Yü 1979
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Invalid names: Procarinariidae Wenz 1938 [empty]
Fm. †Pelagiellidae Knight 1952
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G. †Pelagiella Matthew 1895
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Pelagiella adunca He et al. 1984
Pelagiella asymmetrica Ermak and Pelman 1986
Pelagiella atlantoides Mathews 1894
Pelagiella atlasensis Geyer 1986
Pelagiella bentica Ermak and Pelman 1986
Pelagiella broeggeri Grönwall 1902
Pelagiella corinthiana Runnegar and Jell 1976
Pelagiella crassa Geyer 1986
Pelagiella deltoides Runnegar and Jell 1976
Pelagiella escayachensis Kobayashi 1937
Pelagiella exigua Resser and Howell 1938
Pelagiella lorenzi Kobayashi 1939
Pelagiella madianensis Zhou and Xiao 1984
Pelagiella mareki Horný 1964
Pelagiella nevadense Skovsted 2006
Pelagiella primaeva Billings 1872
Pelagiella serpentis Ermak and Pelman 1986
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Invalid names: Pelagiella emeishanensis Xing 1984 [synonym]
Invalid names: Auriculaspira Zhou and Xiao 1984 [synonym], Cambretina Horný 1964 [synonym], Costipelagiella Horný 1964 [synonym], Protoscaevogyra Kobayashi 1939 [synonym]
G. †Proeccyliopterus Kobayashi 1939
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Proeccyliopterus chronus Walcott 1912
G. †Tannuspira Missarzhevsky 1989
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Tannuspira magnifica Missarzhevsky 1989
G. †Tianzhushanospira Yü 1979
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Invalid names: Proeccyliopteridae Kobayashi 1962 [synonym], Protoscaevogyridae Kobayashi 1962 [synonym]
G. †Tribelopoma Jacquet et al. 2016
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Tribelopoma amygdala Jacquet et al. 2016
Superfm. †Yochelcionelloidea Runnegar and Jell 1976
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Fm. †Rugaeconidae Vassiljeva 1990
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G. †Dorispira Parkhaev and Demidenko 2010
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Dorispira aliciae Brock 1998
Dorispira aperta Orlowski 1968
Dorispira arguta Resser 1939
Dorispira burlingi Resser 1939
Dorispira comma Geyer 1986
Dorispira holmdalense Peel 1988
Dorispira lauta Yü 1979
Dorispira merino Runnegar and Jell 1976
Dorispira penecyrano Runnegar and Jell 1976
Dorispira terraustralis Runnegar and Jell 1976
G. †Xianfengella He and Yang 1982
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Xianfengella prima He and Yang 1982
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Invalid names: Scutatestomaconus latus Chen and Zhang 1980 [synonym]
Xianfengella yatesi Parkhaev 2001
Invalid names: Obscurania Vassiljeva 1990 [synonym], Rugaeconus Vassiljeva 1990 [synonym], Scutatestomaconus [synonym]
Fm. †Trenellidae Parkhaev 2001
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G. †Mackinnonia Bengtson et al. 1990
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Mackinnonia anabarica Parkhaev 2005
Mackinnonia corrugata Bengtson et al. 1990
G. †Parailsanella Voronova et al. 1987
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Parailsanella acris Voronova et al. 1987
Parailsanella inpocera Zhegallo 1983
Parailsanella lata Parkhaev 2001
Parailsanella murenica Esakova and Zhegallo 1996
Parailsanella sayutinae Parkhaev 2004
Invalid names: Isitella Missarzhevsky 1989 [synonym]
G. †Trenella Parkhaev 2001
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Trenella bifrons Parkhaev 2001
G. †Tubatoconus Feng et al. 2000
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Tubatoconus yuluensis Feng et al. 2000
G. †Udzhella Vassiljeva 1990
Fm. †Yochelcionellidae Runnegar and Jell 1976
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G. †Enigmaconus MacKinnon 1985
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Enigmaconus parvus MacKinnon 1985
Enigmaconus pyramidalis Kouchinsky et al. 2013
G. †Eotebenna Runnegar and Jell 1976
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Eotebenna arctica Peel 1989
Eotebenna papilio Runnegar and Jell 1976
Eotebenna pontifex Runnegar and Jell 1976
Eotebenna recta Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981
Eotebenna viviannae Peel 1991
G. †Janospira
G. †Yochelcionella Runnegar and Pojeta 1974
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Yochelcionella aichalica Schabanov et al. 1987
Yochelcionella americana Runnegar and Pojeta 1980
Yochelcionella angustiplicata Hinz-Schallreuter 1997
Yochelcionella crassa Esakova and Zhegallo 1996
Yochelcionella cyrano Runnegar and Pojeta 1974
Yochelcionella daleki Runnegar and Jell 1976
Yochelcionella erecta Walcott 1891
Yochelcionella gracilis Atkins and Peel 2004
Yochelcionella greenlandica Atkins and Peel 2004
Yochelcionella ostentata Runnegar and Jell 1976
Yochelcionella pelmani Vassiljeva 1990
Yochelcionella saginata Vendrasco et al. 2010
Yochelcionella snorkorum Vendrasco et al. 2010
Yochelcionella stylifera Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981
Invalid names: Runnegarella Parkhaev 2002 [synonym]
Invalid names: Enigmaconidae MacKinnon 1985 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Comments: 322; LIFE HISTORY: Data from personal opinion (Lin, pers. comm.); surficial, fully motile slow, surficial deposit-feeder or grazer according to Bambach et al (2007).o
Created: 2009-04-21 11:56:53
Modified: 2009-10-09 12:03:09
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Jinnigian to the top of the Trempealeauan or 538.80000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (376 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jinnigian538.8 - 530.7China (Yunnan) Protoconus crestatus, Purella elegans (201551)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Russian Federation (Khabarovsk Krai) Isitiella inpocera (50418)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Poland Pelagiella sp. (72260)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5China (Yunnan) Xianfengella prima (171896)
Placentian538.8 - 516.2USA (Massachusetts) Pelagiella sp. (56833 56837 56853)
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5China (Shaanxi) Yochelcionella chinensis (86613)
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5Australia (South Australia) Pelagiella subangulata (215353 215354 215369 215377 215443 215444 215446 215447 215448 215449 215450 215451 215452 275191 275203) Tribelopoma amygdala (190396 190397 190398 190399 190401)
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85USA (New York) Pelagiella sp. (254)
Meishucunian - Nemakit-Daldynian530.7 - 525.5China (Yunnan) Tubatoconus yuluensis (87093)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Anhui) Protoconus sp. (107772)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Dresbachian497.0 - 486.85USA (Indiana) Pelagiella sp. (232)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Idaho) Pelagiella sp. (251)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Wisconsin) Pelagiella sp. (248 267)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Montana) Pelagiella primordialis (249)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Poland Latouchella aperta (72275)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Svalbard and Jan Mayen Platyceras primaevum (212582)
Furongian - Tremadoc497.0 - 477.1Poland Latouchella aperta (72274)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Texas) Anconochilus barnesi (156381) Owenella sp. (216013 216014 216018)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Wisconsin) Owenella antiquata (93598) Owenella sp. (255)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Utah) Owenella sp. (259)