Torellella laevigata Linnarsson 1871

Hyolithelminthida - Torellellidae

Alternative combinations: Hyolithes laevigatus, Hyolithus laevigatus, Torellella laevigatus

Synonym: Torellella latiuscula Vasil’yeva 1998

Full reference: J.G.O. Linnarsson. 1871. Om några försteningar från Sveriges och Norges "Primodialzon". Öfversikt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 6:789-796

Belongs to Torellella according to C. B. Skovsted 2006

See also Brock and Cooper 1993, Holm 1893, Landing 1988 and Linnarsson 1871

Sister taxa: Torellella biconvexa, Torellella curva, Torellella explicata, Torellella guizhouensis, Torellella lentiformis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Placentian of Canada (1: Nova Scotia collection), United States (8: Massachusetts)

• Cambrian of Australia (4), Canada (14: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia), Greenland (1), Norway (2), the Russian Federation (4), Sweden (2), United States (7: Massachusetts)

Total: 43 collections each including a single occurrence

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