†Talasotreta gigantea Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)
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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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