Aldanotreta

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.

External links

• Aldanotreta in the Paleobiology Database