Biology:Mackinnonia

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Short description: Extinct genus of molluscs

Mackinnonia
Temporal range: Late Early Cambrian[1]
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Helcionelloida
Order: Helcionelliformes
Family: Helcionellidae
Genus: Mackinnonia
Runnegar 1980
Species
  • M. taconica (Landing & Bartovski 1996) Skovsted & Peel 2007
  • Zhou & Xiao 1984 (type) M. rostratum

Mackinnonia is a genus of small shelly fossil comprising straight or slightly coiled shells of the helcionelloid type.[1] The outer surface of their shell is smooth, whereas the inner surface has a net-like ridges.[1] They are known from late Early Cambrian rocks across North America and Greenland.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Christian B. Skovsted; John S. Peel (2007). "Small shelly fossils from the argillaceous facies of the Lower Cambrian Forteau Formation of western Newfoundland". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 52 (4): 729–748. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6724540 entry