List of small shelly fossil taxa

This is a list of small shelly fossils of prehistoric marine animals, ordered by their type.

Whole-organism

"Small shellies" in context
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−590 — – −580 — – −570 — – −560 — – −550 — – −540 — – −530 — – −520 — – −510 —	Ediacaran Cambrian	← Small shelly fauna[1][2][3] ← Ediacaran biota[4] ← Maotianshan shales[5] ← Tommotian age[6] ← Cambrian explosion,   if sudden[7] ← Ediacaran shelly fauna
Neoproterozoic (last era of the Precambrian)   Palæozoic (first era of the Phanerozoic)
Axis scale: millions of years ago.

• Namacalathus

Monoplacophoran-like

• Yochelsoniella

Scleritome elements

Elements of a scleritome, resembling Halkieria:^{[clarification needed]}

• Halkieria

Probable palaeoscolecid worm sclerites:

• Palaeoscolex
• Maikhanella

Tomotiid-like sclerites:

• Micrina
• Eccentrotheca

Conical

Problematic cones:

• Cyrtochites
• Paradoxiconus

Probable Lobopodian sclerites:

• Rhombocorniculum
• Rushtonites
• Mongolitubulus

Net-like

• Microdictyon
• Onychodictyon
• Quadrataporata

Sponge spicule-like

• Chancelloria

Tubular

• Sinotubulites
• Anabarites
• Hyolithellus
• Torellella

See also

• Paleontology portal

• Prehistoric marine animals
• Fossil record of animals
• Paleontology lists