†Conotreta cuspidata Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)
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Lingulata - Acrotretida - Acrotretidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245
Belongs to Conotreta according to G. A. Cooper 1956
Sister taxa: Conotreta apicalis, Conotreta chernovi, Conotreta conoidea, Conotreta convexa, Conotreta davidsoni, Conotreta lepton, Conotreta mica, Conotreta millardensis, Conotreta orbicularis, Conotreta plana, Conotreta rusti, Conotreta siljanensis
Type specimen: USNM 109716a, a valve (pedicle valve)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Porterfield Quarry, 5 miles northeast of Saltville (Ordovician of Virginia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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