DThis small brachipod is known as Micromitra burgessensisa, a member of the inarticulate brachiopods Paterinidae They are a small group of linguliforms that seem to be only distantly related to other brachiopods. Several have been found attached to other organisms like the sponge Pirania, indicative of an epibenthic lifestyle which some researchers believe may have been a symbiotic relationship. Note the ornate decoration to the shell, a distinctive feature of the taxon.