Acanthotretella
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| Acanthotretella Temporal range: Miaolingian – ~ | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Class: | Lingulata |
| Order: | †Siphonotretida |
| Genus: | †Acanthotretella Holmer & Caron, 2006 |
| Type species | |
| Acanthotretella spinosa Holmer & Caron, 2006 | |
| Species | |
Acanthotretella is a genus of brachiopods known from the Burgess Shale[1][2] and the Guanshan fauna.[3]
Their spines are proposed to be homologous with those of the Siphonotretids.[2]