Marocella
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| Marocella Temporal range: Early-Middle Cambrian
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| Marocella source: Evans, 1992 | |
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| Marocella Geyer 1986[1]
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| Marocella mira | |
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Marocella is a conical shelly fossil of uncertain affinity (probably a mollusc) known from Cambrian strata of Europe, Morocco, Australia and Antarctica.[2]
Morphology
[edit | edit source]Limpet-like Marocella is a low conical shell with concentric ridges that grew to a couple of centimetres in length.[3]
Affinity
[edit | edit source]Marocella is thought to be a mollusc, although its position within this phylum is undetermined.[3] Relationship to the halkieriids has also been considered.[2]
Ecology
[edit | edit source]Some specimens show evidence of repairing damage caused by predators.[3] It probably moved around on the sea floor.[3] It was geographically widespread.[3]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Fossils of Marocella have been found in:[4]
- Shackleton Limestone, Antarctica
- Mernmerna Formation and Parara Limestone, Australia
- Jbel Wawrmast Formation, Morocco
- Sparagmite Formation, Norway
- Láncara Formation, Spain
References
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- ^ Marocella at Fossilworks.org
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