Brevipelta chouberti Geyer 1994 (lamp shell)

Obolellata - Obolellida - Obolellidae

Invalid subtaxa: Botsfordia amouslekensis Hupé 1959 [replaced name], Botsfordia tazemmourtensis Hupé 1959 [replaced name], Botsfordia undulata Hupé 1959 [replaced name]

Full reference: G. Geyer. 1994. A new obolellid brachiopod from the Lower Cambrian of Morocco. Journal of Paleontology 68(5):995-1002

Belongs to Brevipelta according to G. Geyer 1994

See also Hupé 1959

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Brevipelta chouberti: PIW 93II9a, a shell (pedicle valve). Its type locality is CH-11 (=F5), Tazemmourt Section, which is in an Atdabanian marine mudstone/conglomerate in the Amouslek Formation of Morocco.
  • Botsfordia amouslekensis:
  • Botsfordia tazemmourtensis:
  • Botsfordia undulata:

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Morocco (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.