Talasotreta gigantea Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Acrotretidae

Alternative combinations: Conotreta gigantea, Physotreta gigantea

Belongs to Talasotreta according to O. I. Nikitina et al. 2006

See also Cooper 1956, Holmer 1989 and Holmer et al. 1996

Sister taxa: Talasotreta alta, Talasotreta apollonovi, Talasotreta deformis, Talasotreta magna

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Chazyan of United States (1: Alabama collection)

• Ordovician of Kazakhstan (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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