Phylogenetic affinities and taphonomy of Brooksella from the Cambrian of Georgia and Alabama, USA

C. N. Ciampaglio, L. E. Babcock, C. L. Wellmann, A. R. York, and H. K. Brunswick

2006

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Palaeoworld 15:256-265

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Brooksella alternata
• Brooksella confusa
• Laotira
• Laotira cambria

Taxonomy:

• Laotira belongs to Brooksella - Caster (1942)
• Brooksella belongs to Protospongiidae - Ciampaglio et al. (2006)
• Brooksella alternata belongs to Brooksella - Ciampaglio et al. (2006)
• Brooksella confusa belongs to Brooksella alternata - Ciampaglio et al. (2006)
• Laotira cambria belongs to Brooksella alternata - Ciampaglio et al. (2006)