Artiotreta Ireland 1961 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Scaphelasmatidae

Full reference: H. A. Ireland. 1961. New Phosphatic Brachiopods from the Silurian of Oklahoma. Journal of Paleontology 35(6):1137-1142

Parent taxon: Scaphelasmatidae according to J. L. Valentine et al. 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Eoscaphelasma, Rhysotreta, Scaphelasma, Tobejalotreta

Subtaxa: Artiotreta longisepta Artiotreta parva

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Type: Artiotreta parva

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Australia (5 collections), United States (3: Oklahoma)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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