†Leptobolus Hall 1871 (lamp shell)
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Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
Parent taxon: Glossellinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wright 1963
Sister taxa: Anx, Casquella, Eoglossa, Fezzanoglossa, Glossella, Glyptoglossella, Lachrymula, Libyaeglossa, Pachyglossella, Plectoglossa, Rafanoglossella, Spondyglossella, Tunisiglossa
Subtaxa: Leptobolus insignis Leptobolus rarus
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (8: Nunavut, Ontario collections), China (1), Ireland (1), Sweden (2), United States (19: Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Virginia)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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