Biology:Lingulellotretidae
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Short description: Extinct family of shelled animals
| Lingulellotretidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Class: | Lingulata |
| Order: | Lingulida |
| Family: | †Lingulellotretidae |
| Genus: | †Lingulellotreta |
Lingulellotretidae is an extinct family of brachiopods, with an extended pseudointerarea, including some soft-shelled representatives.[1]
The lingulellotretids are possibly close relatives of the Siphonotretids.[2]
Soft tissue is occasionally known.[3]
References
- ↑ Balthasar, U. And Butterfield, N. J. 2009. Early Cambrian ‘soft-shelled’ brachiopods as possible stem-group phoronids. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 54, 307–314.
- ↑ Valentine, James L.; Brock, Glenn A. (2003). "A new siphonotretid brachiopod from the Silurian of central-western New South Wales, Australia". Records of the Australian Museum 55 (2): 231–244.
- ↑ Zhang, Z., Han, J., Zhang, X., Liu, J., Guo, J., and Shu, D. (2007). Note on the gut preserved in the Lower Cambrian Lingulellotreta (Lingulata, Brachiopoda) from southern China. Acta Zool. 88, 65–70.
Wikidata ☰ Q21291669 entry
