Eurytreta Rowell 1966 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Acrotretidae

Parent taxon: Acrotretidae according to J. Hansen and L. E. Holmer 2011

See also Landing et al. 2002, Popov et al. 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Acrotreta, Acrotretinae, Amictocracens, Anabolotreta, Anelotreta, Angulotreta, Aphelotreta, Apsotreta, Araktina, Biernatinae, Brachaktassia, Canthylotreta, Conotreta, Cyrtonotreta, Dactylotreta, Dicondylotreta, Ditreta, Eohadrotreta, 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: Eurytreta campaniformis Eurytreta curvata Eurytreta discors Eurytreta fillmorensis Eurytreta minor Eurytreta sublata Eurytreta subtriangularis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Kazakhstan (3 collections), Mexico (3), Norway (6), the United Kingdom (4), United States (21: Utah)

• Cressagian of the United Kingdom (2)

• Tremadoc of Iran (6), Kazakhstan (1), Poland (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (1: Utah)

• Cambrian of Kazakhstan (19), Mexico (7), United States (2: Utah)

Total: 78 collections including 87 occurrences

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