Purella antiqua - Maikhanellidae
Alternative combinations: Emeiconus antiqua, Helcionella antiqua
Full reference: J. Kiær. 1916. The Lower Cambrian Holmia fauna at Tomten in Norway. Videnskapsselskapets Skrifter. I. Matematisk - naturvitenskapelig Klasse 1916(10):140
Belongs to Purella according to P. J. Wagner 2023
Sister taxa: Purella arcana, Purella atypica, Purella cristata, Purella gracilis, Purella insueta, Purella layracensis, Purella squamulosa, Maikhanella multa, Maikhanella lepidites
Type specimen: PMO 73172, a shell. Its type locality is Holmia fauna, Tomten [Sparagmite Fm], which is in a Botomian deep subtidal shale/sandstone in the Ringstrand Formation of Norway.
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (7 collections), Norway (1), the Russian Federation (12)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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