Aldanotreta

Extinct genus of brachiopods

Aldanotreta
Temporal range: Early Cambrian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Order:
Paterinida
Genus:
Aldanotreta
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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.
  • Aldanotreta in the Paleobiology Database
Taxon identifiers
Aldanotreta
  • Wikidata: Q4713432
  • GBIF: 4864073
  • IRMNG: 1033102
  • Paleobiology Database: 26573


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