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†Acrotreta definita Walcott 1902 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Acrotretidae

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1902. Cambrian Brachiopoda: Acrotreta; Linnarssonella; Obolus; with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25:577-612

Belongs to Acrotreta according to C. D. Walcott 1902

Sister taxa: Acrotreta argenta, Acrotreta attenuata, Acrotreta baileyi, Acrotreta bellatula, Acrotreta bisecta, Acrotreta calabozoi, Acrotreta cancellata, Acrotreta claytoni, Acrotreta concentrica, Acrotreta conula, Acrotreta convexa, Acrotreta declivis, Acrotreta eggegrundensis, Acrotreta emmonsi, Acrotreta gemma, Acrotreta gracia, Acrotreta idahoensis, Acrotreta inflata, Acrotreta kutorgai, Acrotreta levata, Acrotreta liani, Acrotreta marjumensis, Acrotreta miser, Acrotreta neboensis, Acrotreta nitens, Acrotreta nox, Acrotreta ovalis, Acrotreta pacifica, Acrotreta parvula, Acrotreta pyxidicula, Acrotreta rudis, Acrotreta sagittalis, Acrotreta schmalensei, Acrotreta schucherti, Acrotreta seebachi, Acrotreta shantungensis, Acrotreta signalis, Acrotreta subconica, Acrotreta subsidua, Acrotreta ulrichi, Acrotreta uplandensis

Type specimen: USNM 35270

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Lead Bell Shale, Liberty (Cambrian of Idaho)

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