†Namacalathus Grotzinger et al. 2000
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Full reference: J. P. Grotzinger, W. A. Watters, and A. H. Knoll. 2000. Calcified metazoans in thrombolite-stromatolite reefs of the terminal Proterozoic Nama Group, Namibia. Paleobiology 26(3):334-359
Parent taxon: Lophotrochozoa according to A. J. Shore et al. 2021
See also Grotzinger et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Annelida, Entoprocta, Lophophorata, Mollusca, Tentaculita
Subtaxa: Namacalathus hermanastes
Type: Namacalathus hermanastes
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ediacaran of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), Namibia (4), Oman (1), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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