Revision of the type species of Acrotretaand related lingulate brachiopods

The poorly known type species of Acrotreta, A. subconica Kutorga, 1848 [= Spondylotreta faceta Gorjansky, 1969], is redescribed and a neotype selected from the lower Arenig (Billingen Stage, Oeland Series) Päite beds in the environs of St. Petersburg (Tosna river), Russia. Acrotreta is also the type...

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Published in:Journal of Paleontology
Main Authors: Holmer, Lars E., Popov, Leonid E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1994
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002233600002583x
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S002233600002583X