Helcionelloida

Helcionelloida
Temporal range: Early Cambrian–Early Ordovician
Latouchella costata.JPG
Latouchella costata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Helcionelloida
Peel, 1991
Orders

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Pelagiella atlantoides

Helcionelloida is an extinct group of ancient molluscs (phylum Mollusca). These are the oldest known conchiferan molluscs, that is, they had a mineralised shell. Some members of this class were mistaken for Monoplacophorans. The class was erected by Peel in 1991.

Anatomy

These animals were untorted and they had a coiled, cone-shaped shell. The majority of species were small (shells being about two millimeters in length and or diameter). Modern reconstructions depict them as resembling snails. The shells of some genera, particularly Yochelcionella, also possessed a "snorkel"-like opening which was most likely used for breathing.

2005 taxonomy

The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 categorizes members of this taxon within the Paleozoic molluscs of uncertain systematic position, but that taxonomy to not use the name Helcionelloida.

2006-2007 taxonomy

Taxonomy of helcionelloid according to the opinion of P. Yu. Parkhaev:

Gastropoda Cuvier, 1797

Subclass Archaeobranchia Parkhaev, 2001

  • Superfamily Helcionelloidea Wenz, 1938
  • Subfamily Stenothecinae Runnegar & Jell, 1980
  • Subfamily Watsonellinae Parkhaev, 2001
  • Order Pelagiellifomes MacKinnon, 1985

Subclass Divasibranchia Minichev & Starobogatov, 1975

Subclass Dextrobranchia Minichev & Starobogatov, 1975


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