Acrothele minuta Walcott 1905 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Acrothelidae

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1905. Cambrian Brachiopoda with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 28(1395):227-337

Belongs to Acrothele according to C. D. Walcott 1905

Sister taxa: Acrothele (Redlichella), Acrothele affinis, Acrothele artemis, Acrothele bellapunctata, Acrothele bellula, Acrothele bergeroni, Acrothele borgholmensis, Acrothele concava, Acrothele coriacea, Acrothele decipiens, Acrothele dichotoma, Acrothele levisensis, Acrothele primaeva, Acrothele rarus, Acrothele sougyi, Acrothele speciosa, Acrothele spinulosa, Acrothele subsidua, Acrothele turneri, Acrothele woodworthi, Acrothele yorkensis, Dearbornia clarki

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Acrothele minuta in the database

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