Chilcatreta lariojana Lavié and Benedetto 2020 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Siphonotretida - Siphonotretidae

Full reference: F. J. Lavié and J. L. Benedetto. 2020. First lingulate brachiopods from the Ordovician volcano-sedimentary rocks of the Famatina Range, western Argentina. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 94:295-309

Belongs to Chilcatreta according to F. J. Lavié and J. L. Benedetto 2020

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Headwaters of the Cachiyuyo River, eastern slope of the Famatina Range (Ordovician of Argentina)

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