Lingulata - Acrotretida - Acrotretidae
Parent taxon: Acrotretidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acrotreta, Acrotretinae, Amictocracens, Anabolotreta, Anelotreta, Angulotreta, Aphelotreta, Apsotreta, Araktina, Biernatinae, Brachaktassia, Canthylotreta, Conotreta, Cyrtonotreta, Dactylotreta, Dicondylotreta, Ditreta, Eohadrotreta, Eurytreta, Fascicoma, Galinella, Genetreta, Hisingerella, Homotreta, Iberotreta, Kostjubella, Kotylotreta, Kuangshanotreta, Lensotreta, Linnarssonella, Linnarssonia, Linnarssoniinae, Longipegma, Mixotreta, Neotreta, Odontotreta, Olentotreta, Ombergia, Opisthotreta, Ottenbyella, Physotreta, Prototreta, Quadrisonia, Rhondellina, Satpakella, Scaphelasmatinae, Semitreta, Spondylotreta, Stilpnotreta, Tapuritreta, Tasbulakia, Tingitanella, Torynelasmatinae, Treptotreta, Vandalotreta
Subtaxa: Picnotreta debilis Picnotreta karakichiensis Picnotreta robusta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Argentina (1 collection), Australia (4), Canada (3: Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador), Greenland (1), Kazakhstan (3), Kyrgyzstan (1), New Zealand (1), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 15 collections including 18 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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