Aldanotreta
Extinct genus of brachiopods
Aldanotreta Temporal range: Early Cambrian | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
Order: | Paterinida |
Genus: | Aldanotreta |
Aldanotreta is an extinct genus of brachiopods dating from the Tommotian age of the Cambrian period. It is perhaps the earliest brachiopod. A living relative is Lingula found in Japan.
References
- Brasier, Martin (2009). Darwins Lost World. Oxford University Press. pp. 56–58, 61–2, 124. ISBN 978-0-19-954897-2.
External links
- Aldanotreta in the Paleobiology Database
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