The operculum of the tubular fossil Cupitheca is described for the first time.
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The new material shows that Cupitheca is a hyolith, probably an orthothecid.
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Cupitheca had a pelagic larval stage and a benthic adult life stage.
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The Cupitheca operculum preserves a possible larval attachment scar.
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The scar probably attached the larva to algae or benthic substrates.
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