''Aldanella'' is an extinct Paleozoic animal that was assigned to the
Gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
stem group
but may also belong to a paraphyletic "
Monoplacophora
Shell of Monoplacophora
Monoplacophora , meaning "bearing one plate", is a polyphyletic class of molluscs with a cap-like shell, inhabiting deep sea environments. Extant representatives were not recognized as such until 1952; previously they wer ...
" or
Annelida
The annelids (), also known as the segmented worms, are animals that comprise the phylum Annelida (; ). The phylum contains over 22,000 extant species, including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. The species exist in and have adapted to variou ...
.
References
Paleozoic life of Newfoundland and Labrador
Paleozoic life of Nova Scotia
Paleozoic molluscs of Europe
Paleozoic molluscs of North America
Prehistoric bivalves of North America
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