Ladatheca is a genus of hyolith that closely resembles Turcutheca.[1] It has a straight conch with a smooth internal surface, and is found with what may be its operculum.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Superphylum: | Lophotrochozoa |
| Class: | †Hyolitha |
| Order: | †Hyolithida |
| Family: | †Hyolithidae |
| Genus: | †Ladatheca |
References edit
- ^ Dzik, J. (2010). "Brachiopod Identity of the Alleged Monoplacophoran Ancestors of Cephalopods". Malacologia. 52 (1): 97–113. doi:10.4002/040.052.0107. S2CID 85622212.
- ^ Jerzy Dzik (1994). "Evolution of 'small shelly fossils' assemblages of the Early Paleozoic". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 39 (3): 247–313.