Aldanotreta
Temporal range: Early Cambrian
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.


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