Kingdom Animalia Class {{{1}}} Rank Genus | Phylum Mollusca Species †M. mira | |
Similar Scenella, Halkieriid, Hyolitha | ||
Marocella is a conical shelly fossil of uncertain affinity (probably a mollusc) known from Cambrian strata.
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Morphology
Limpet-like Marocella is a low conical shell with concentric ridges that grew to a couple of centimetres in length.
Affinity
Marocella is thought to be a mollusc, although its position within this phylum is undetermined. Relationship to the halkieriids has also been considered.
Ecology
Some specimens show evidence of repairing damage caused by predators. It probably moved around on the sea floor. It was geographically widespread.
References
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