†Ceratreta Bell 1941 (lamp shell)
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Lingulata - Acrotretida - Ceratretidae
Parent taxon: Ceratretidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Holmer and Popov 1990, Puura and Holmer 1993 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Almohadella, Bozshakolia, Ephippelasmatinae, Keyserlingia, Kleithriatreta
Subtaxa: Ceratreta tanneri
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Ireland (1 collection)
• Cambrian of Estonia (16), Finland (1), the Russian Federation (1), Sweden (5), United States (1: Montana)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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