Salterella
| Salterella | |
|---|---|
 | |
| S. pulchella[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Salterella |
Salterella is an enigmatic Cambrian–Ordovician genus with a calcareous shell that appears to be septate,[2] but is rather filled with stratified laminar deposits.[3] Its shell contains grains of sediment.
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References
- ↑ Charles Doolittle Walcott (1886). Second contribution to the studies on the Cambrian faunas of North America. 30 of Geological Survey bulletin. Govt. Print. Off.,. p. 369.
- ↑ Lipps, J. H.; Sylvester, A. G. (1 March 1968). "The Enigmatic Cambrian Fossil Volborthella and Its Occurrence in California". Journal of Paleontology (Journal of Paleontology, Vol. 42, No. 2) 42 (2): 329–336. ISSN 0022-3360. JSTOR 1302218.
- ↑ Yochelson, E. L.; Flower, R. H.; Webers, G. F. (1973), "The bearing of the new Late Cambrian monoplacophoran genus Knightoconus upon the origin of the Cephalopoda", Lethaia 6 (3): 275–309, doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1973.tb01199.x
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