Acrotretida
| Acrotretida Temporal range: Mid Cambrian–Present |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Class: | Lingulata |
| Order: | †Acrotretida |
The Acrotretida are a group of sessile, suspension-feeding brachiopods known from the Cambrian period and surviving until the present day.[1] Their shell has a round outline, and is usually phosphatic in recent specimens.
References
- ^ Holmer, L. (1991). "Phyletic relationships within the Brachiopoda". GFF 113: 84. doi:10.1080/11035899109453832.
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