Torellella is a genus of problematic tubicolous fossils. They have slightly conical, phosphatic tubes with elliptical cross-section. Their fossils are known from the Cambrian. [1]
Torellella Temporal range:
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Torellella toolsensis (POPOV & KHAZANOVICH, 1989), Toolse River, North East Estonia, Maardu Formation, Upper Cambrian. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | incertae sedis |
Order: | †Hyolithelmintida |
Family: | †Torellellidae |
Genus: | †Torellella Holm, 1893 |
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References
edit- ^ a b Vinn, O. (2006). "Possible cnidarian affinities of Torellella (Hyolithelminthes, Upper Cambrian, Estonia)". Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 80 (4): 384–389. doi:10.1007/bf02990210. Retrieved 2012-10-28.