Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Ribeiriidae
Full reference: P. M. Smith, G. A. Brock, and J. R. Paterson. 2020. Shelly fauna from the Cambrian (Miaolingian, Guzhangian) Shannon Formation and the SPICE event in the Amadeus Basin, Northern Territory. Alcheringa 44(1):1-24
Belongs to Apoptopegma according to P. M. Smith et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Apoptopegma craddocki, Apoptopegma dickinsi
Type specimen: CPC43850, a shell. Its type locality is GOYWEST Section. 109.2, which is in a Mindyallan carbonate dolomite/limestone in the Shannon Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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