Askepasma

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Extinct genus of brachiopods

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::summary Extinct genus of brachiopods ::

| fossil_range =Early Cambrian | taxon = Askepasma | authority = Laurie, 1986 | subdivision = {{species list | A. toddense| Laurie, 1986 (type) | A. transversalis| Peng et al., 2010 | A. saproconcha|Topper et al., 2012

Askepasma is an extinct genus of brachiopods which existed in what is now Australia and southern China during the Lower Cambrian.

The type species is A. toddense. A. transversalis occurs in Guizhou, and A. saproconcha is the oldest known southern Australian brachiopod from the lower Cambrian.

References

(2011). "The oldest brachiopods from the lower Cambrian of South Australia". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.

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