Conotheca rotunda Qian et al. 2000

Hyolitha - Orthothecida - Circothecidae

Full reference: Y. Qian, G. Z. Yin, and B. Xiao. 2000. Opercula of hyoliths and operculum-like fossils from the Lower Cambrian Yuertus Formation, Xinjiang. Acta Micropalaeontologica Sinica 17(4):404-415

Belongs to Conotheca according to Y. Qian et al. 2000

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Yurtus VIII (Section 6) - [Yurtus Fm], which is in an Atdabanian marine limestone in the Yurtus Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Yurtus VIII (Section 6) - [Yurtus Fm]

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