Acrotretella Ireland 1961 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Torynelasmatidae

Parent taxon: Torynelasmatidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Holmer 1986, Holmer 1989, Popov 2000 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cristicoma, Issedonia, Mylloconotreta, Naimania, Paratreta, Polylasma, Torynelasma

Subtaxa: Acrotretella dizeugosa Acrotretella siluriana

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Type: Acrotretella siluriana

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Australia (4 collections), United States (3: Oklahoma)

• Ordovician of Sweden (4)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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