†Apsotreta expansa Palmer 1954 (lamp shell)
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Lingulata - Acrotretida - Acrotretidae
Full reference: A. R. Palmer. 1954. The Faunas of the Riley Formation in Central Texas. Journal of Paleontology 28(6):709-786
Belongs to Apsotreta according to A. R. Palmer 1954
Sister taxon: Apsotreta orifera
Type specimen: UT-32193e, a valve (pedicle). Its type locality is TC-844, which is in a Paibian marine sandstone/limestone in the Riley Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (11: Texas collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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