Helcionopsis radiatum

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Helcionopsis radiatum
Temporal range: Silurian
Drawing of dorsal view of the shell of Helcionopsis radiatum. Head region is on the left.
Drawing of lateral view of the shell of Helcionopsis radiatum. Head region is on the left.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Monoplacophora
Order: Tryblidiida
Family: Tryblidiidae
Genus: Helcionopsis
Species:
H. radiatum
Binomial name
Helcionopsis radiatum
Synonyms
  • Tryblidium radiatum Lindström, 1884
  • Helcionopsis radiata (Lindström, 1884)

Helcionopsis radiatum is an extinct species of paleozoic monoplacophoran in the family Tryblidiidae.

This species was first named as Tryblidium radiatum and described from Silurian in crystalline limestone of Wialmsudd near Fårösund in Sweden by Gustaf Lindström in 1884.[1] Lindsröm found only one specimen.[1]

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