ammonites
Eccentrotheca Landing et al. 1980 (lamp shell)

Brachiopoda

Full reference: E. Landing, G. S. Nowlan, and T. P. Fletcher. 1980. A microfauna associated with Early Cambrian trilobites of the Callavia Zone, northern Antigonish Highlands, Nova Scotia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 17(3):400-418

Parent taxon: Brachiopoda according to U. Balthasar et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Acanthotretella, Clitambonoidea, Craniiformea, Ernogia, Iphidella, Lathamella, Linguliformea, Longtancunella, Rhynchonelliformea, Surindia, Tegulella, Tommotiida, Xianshanella, Disciniformea, Agastapleura, Biarea, Cornwallia, Dirinus, Jilinia, Larium, Manosia, Nekvasilovella, Neogypidula, Pomatospirella, Reflexia, Rhynchoferella, Rictia, Socraticum, Spondylobolus, Venezuelia, Virbium, Yeosinella, Yongjia, Punctospiracea

Subtaxa: Eccentrotheca guano, Eccentrotheca kanesia

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder