Schizopholis Waagen 1885 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Acrothelidae

Full reference: W. Waagen. 1885. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 5. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):729-770

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

See also Bengtson 1992, Sepkoski 2002 and Waagen 1885

Sister taxa: Acrothele, Orbithele, Spinulothele

Subtaxa: Schizopholis rugosa

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Solvan of Kazakhstan (1 collection)

• Cambrian of Antarctica (1), Pakistan (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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