†Aratanea Schmidt 1967 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Eatoniidae
Full reference: H. Schmidt. 1967. Aratanea monodi n. g., n. sp. (Brachiopoda; W-Sahara). Senckenbergiana lethaea 48(2):91-97
Parent taxon: Eatoniidae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Boucotella, Clarkeia, Costellirostra, Diabolirhynchia, Eatonia, Eatonioides, Pegmarhynchia, Pleiopleurina, Sulcatina
Subtaxa: Aratanea monodi
Type: Aratanea monodi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Mauritania (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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