Conotheca brevica Qian et al. 2001

Hyolitha - Orthothecida - Circothecidae

Full reference: Y. Qian, Y. -S. Xie, and T.-G. He. 2001. Hyoliths of the Lower Cambrian Chiungchussuan Stage in south Shaanxi Province. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 40(1):31-43

Belongs to Conotheca according to Y. Qian et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Conotheca australiensis, Conotheca circumflexa, Conotheca corniformis, Conotheca curta, Conotheca dahaiensis, Conotheca mammilata, Conotheca ningqiangensis, Conotheca rotunda, Conotheca shennongjiaensis, Conotheca subcurvata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Slp-1 - Sanlangpu section, which is in a Cambrian peritidal limestone in the Dengying Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Slp-1 - Sanlangpu section

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