Apoptopegma craddocki Webers et al. 1992 (mollusk)

Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Ribeiriidae

Full reference: G. F. Webers, J. Pojeta, and E.L. Yochelson. 1992. Cambrian Mollusca from the Minaret Formation, Ellsworth Mountains, West Antarctica. Geological Society of America Memoir 170:181-248

Belongs to Apoptopegma according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Webers et al. 1992

Sister taxa: Apoptopegma dickinsi, Apoptopegma joyceae

Type specimen: Its type locality is USNM 388316: Yochelson Ridge, which is in a Dresbachian perireef or subreef limestone in the Minaret Formation of Antarctica

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Antarctica (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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