Full reference: E. Landing, G. S. Nowlan, and T. P. Fletcher. 1980. A microfauna associated with Early Cambrian trilobites of the Callavia Zone, northern Antigonish Highlands, Nova Scotia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 17(3):400-418
Parent taxon: Brachiopoda according to U. Balthasar et al. 2009
See also Hinz 1987, Landing 1984, Sepkoski 2002 and Skovsted et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Acanthotretella, Ancylopoda, Arthropomata, Articulata, Clitambonoidea, Craniiformea, Dallinacea, Dichotomosella, Drakozoon, Ecardines, Ernogia, Helictopoda, Inarticulata, Lathamella, Linguliformea, Lyopomata, Mickwitziidae, Oymurania, Plectorhynchonella, Pygocaulia, Rhynchonelliformea, Rictia, Surindia, Testicardines, Thecidium, Tommotiida, Vjalovithyris
Subtaxa: Eccentrotheca guano Eccentrotheca kanesia
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Placentian of Canada (2: Nova Scotia collections), United States (9: Massachusetts)
• Cambrian of Australia (13), Canada (15: Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia), the United Kingdom (6), United States (6: Massachusetts)
Total: 51 collections including 53 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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