Lingulata - Acrotretida - Acrotretidae
Full reference: A. J. Rowell. 1980. Inarticulate brachiopods of the Pioche Shale of the Pioche District, Nevada. The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions 98:1-36
Parent taxon: Acrotretidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acrotreta, Acrotretinae, Amictocracens, Anabolotreta, Anelotreta, Angulotreta, Apsotreta, Araktina, Biernatinae, Brachaktassia, Canthylotreta, Conotreta, Cyrtonotreta, Dactylotreta, Dicondylotreta, Ditreta, Eohadrotreta, Eurytreta, Fascicoma, Genetreta, Hisingerella, Homotreta, Iberotreta, Kostjubella, Kotylotreta, Kuangshanotreta, Lensotreta, Linnarssonella, Linnarssonia, Linnarssoniinae, Longipegma, Neotreta, Olentotreta, Opisthotreta, Ottenbyella, Physotreta, Picnotreta, Prototreta, Quadrisonia, Rhondellina, Satpakella, Scaphelasmatinae, Semitreta, Spondylotreta, Stilpnotreta, Tapuritreta, Torynelasmatinae, Treptotreta, Vandalotreta
Subtaxa: Aphelotreta minuta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Delamaran of United States (2: Nevada collections)
• Cambrian of Australia (4)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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