Similotheca similis Walcott 1890

Hyolitha - Hyolithida - Similothecidae

Alternative combination: Hyolithes similis

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1890. Descriptive notes of new genera and species from the Lower Cambrian or Olenellus zone of North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 12:33-46

Belongs to Similotheca according to J. M. Malinky and C.B. Skovsted 2004

See also Malinky 1988, Walcott 1890 and Walcott 1890

Sister taxa: Similotheca bastionense, Similotheca groenlandica

Type specimen: USNM 18317, a shell

Distribution: found only at Manuel’s Brook, Conception Bay (Cambrian of Newfoundland and Labrador)

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