Eurekapegma

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Eurekapegma Temporal range: Middle Cambrian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Unranked subphylum:	incertae sedis
Class:	†Helcionelloida
Order:	†Helcionelliformes
Superfamily:	†Helcionelloidea
Genus:	†Eurekapegma

Eurekapegma is a helcionellid from the Middle Cambrian of New Zealand. It is flattened sideways, with a dividing wall within its shell; it resembles the helcionellid Eotebenna.^[1]

References

↑ Peel, J. S. (1991). "Functional Morphology of the Class Helcionelloida Nov., and the Early Evolution of the Mollusca". In Simonetta, A. M.; Conway Morris, S. The Early Evolution of Metazoa and the Significance of Problematic Taxa. Cambridge U. Pr. pp. 157–177. ISBN 978-0-521-40242-2.

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