Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
Alternative spelling: Obolus (Westonia)
Parent taxon: Obolinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Bengtson 1992, Mason 1935, Sepkoski 2002, Walcott 1902 and Walcott 1908
Sister taxa: Aksarinaia, Anomaloglossa, Apatobolus, Atansoria, Barbatulella, Dicellomus, Ectenoglossa, Expellobolus, Experilingula, Famatinobolus, Gorjanskya, Kosagittella, Lenticulella, Leontiella, Leptembolon, Libecoviella, Lindinella, Lingulepis, Lingulobolus, Lithobolus, Notiobolus, Obolus, Oepikites, Palaeobolus, Palaeoglossa, Palaeoschmidtites, Pseudobolus, Rafanoglossa, Schmidtites, Sinoglossa, Spinilingula, Spinobolus, Squamilingulella, Stittia, Trigonoglossa, Ungula, Westonisca
Subtaxa: Obolus (Westonia) alandensis Obolus (Westonia) baltica Obolus (Westonia) blackwelderi Obolus (Westonia) dartoni Obolus (Westonia) ella Obolus (Westonia) elongatus Obolus (Westonia) finlandensis Obolus (Westonia) iphis Obolus (Westonia) notchensis Obolus (Westonia) themis Obolus (Westonia) wasatchensis Obolus (Westonia) wimani Westonia anrakhaica Westonia bohemica Westonia clathrata Westonia ella Westonia gubaiensis Westonia nyapungensis Westonia superba
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Chazyan of United States (1: Alabama collection)
• Arenig of China (4)
• Ordovician of France (1), Ireland (1), Kazakhstan (3), United States (1: Tennessee)
• Amgan of the Czech Republic (1)
• Solvan of Australia (1)
• Delamaran of United States (3: California, Montana, Utah)
• Cambrian of Australia (22), China (3), the Czech Republic (1), United States (2: Nevada, Wisconsin)
Total: 44 collections each including a single occurrence
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