Yochelcionella americana (Mollusca) from the Lower Cambrian of Newfoundland

Yochelcionella americana Runnegar and Pojeta, 1980, is described from the Forteau Formation (upper Lower Cambrian) of western Newfoundland. This is only the second occurrence of this distinctive species, originally described from Pennsylvania, and the first certain record of the genus from Canada.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Main Author: Peel, John S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1987
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Canada
Forteau
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e87-218
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e87-218
Description
Summary:Yochelcionella americana Runnegar and Pojeta, 1980, is described from the Forteau Formation (upper Lower Cambrian) of western Newfoundland. This is only the second occurrence of this distinctive species, originally described from Pennsylvania, and the first certain record of the genus from Canada.

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