†Leptobolus rarus Wright 1963 (lamp shell)
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Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
Full reference: A. D. Wright. 1963. The fauna of the Portrane Limestone 1. The inarticulate brachiopods. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology 8(5):224-254
Belongs to Leptobolus according to A. D. Wright 1963
Sister taxon: Leptobolus insignis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Lime Kiln Bay, near Portrane (Ordovician of Ireland)
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