Biology:Mackinnonia
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Short description: Extinct genus of molluscs
Mackinnonia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | †Helcionelloida |
Order: | †Helcionelliformes |
Family: | †Helcionellidae |
Genus: | †Mackinnonia Runnegar 1980 |
Species | |
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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
Wikidata ☰ Q6724540 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinnonia.
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