Rhysotreta Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Scaphelasmatidae

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

See also Popov 2000 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Artiotreta, Eoscaphelasma, Scaphelasma, Tobejalotreta

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Chazyan of United States (1: Alabama collection)

• Ordovician of Australia (1), Kazakhstan (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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