Lingulata - Acrotretida - Acrotretidae
Parent taxon: Acrotretidae according to J. Hansen and L. E. Holmer 2011
See also Landing et al. 2002, Popov et al. 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Acrotreta, Acrotretinae, Amictocracens, Anabolotreta, Anelotreta, Angulotreta, Aphelotreta, Apsotreta, Araktina, Biernatinae, Brachaktassia, Canthylotreta, Conotreta, Cyrtonotreta, Dactylotreta, Dicondylotreta, Ditreta, Eohadrotreta, Fascicoma, Galinella, Genetreta, Hisingerella, Homotreta, Iberotreta, Kostjubella, Kotylotreta, Kuangshanotreta, Lensotreta, Linnarssonella, Linnarssonia, Linnarssoniinae, Longipegma, Mixotreta, Neotreta, Odontotreta, Olentotreta, Ombergia, Opisthotreta, Ottenbyella, Physotreta, Picnotreta, Prototreta, Quadrisonia, Rhondellina, Satpakella, Scaphelasmatinae, Semitreta, Spondylotreta, Stilpnotreta, Tapuritreta, Tasbulakia, Tingitanella, Torynelasmatinae, Treptotreta, Vandalotreta
Subtaxa: Eurytreta campaniformis Eurytreta curvata Eurytreta discors Eurytreta fillmorensis Eurytreta minor Eurytreta sublata Eurytreta subtriangularis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Argentina (1 collection), Iran (6), Kazakhstan (4), Mexico (3), Norway (6), Poland (1), the United Kingdom (8), United States (22: Utah)
• Cambrian of Kazakhstan (19), Mexico (7), United States (2: Utah)
Total: 79 collections including 88 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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