Brevipelta Geyer 1994 (lamp shell)

Obolellata - Obolellida - Obolellidae

Full reference: G. Geyer. 1994. A new obolellid brachiopod from the Lower Cambrian of Morocco. Journal of Paleontology 68(5):995-1002

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

See also Geyer 1994 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bicia, Ivshinella, Magnicanalis, Obolella

Subtaxa: Brevipelta chouberti

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Type: Brevipelta chouberti

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Morocco (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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