Linnarssonella Walcott 1902 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Acrotretidae

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1902. Cambrian Brachiopoda: Acrotreta; Linnarssonella; Obolus; with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25:577-612

Parent taxon: Acrotretidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Walcott 1902

Sister taxa: Acrotreta, Acrotretinae, Amictocracens, Anabolotreta, Anelotreta, Angulotreta, Aphelotreta, Apsotreta, Araktina, Biernatinae, Brachaktassia, Canthylotreta, Conotreta, Cyrtonotreta, Dactylotreta, Dicondylotreta, Ditreta, Eohadrotreta, Eurytreta, Fascicoma, Genetreta, Hisingerella, Homotreta, Iberotreta, Kostjubella, Kotylotreta, Kuangshanotreta, Lensotreta, Linnarssonia, Linnarssoniinae, Longipegma, Neotreta, Olentotreta, Opisthotreta, Ottenbyella, Physotreta, Picnotreta, Prototreta, Quadrisonia, Rhondellina, Satpakella, Scaphelasmatinae, Semitreta, Spondylotreta, Stilpnotreta, Tapuritreta, Torynelasmatinae, Treptotreta, Vandalotreta

Subtaxa: Linnarssonella elongata Linnarssonella girtyi Linnarssonella minuta Linnarssonella nitens Linnarssonella tennesseensis Linnarssonella transversa Linnarssonella tubicula Linnarssonella urania

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Type: Linnarssonella girtyi

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), Italy (1), United States (13: Montana, Nevada, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming)

Total: 15 collections including 17 occurrences

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