†Wimanella simplex Walcott 1908 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Bohemiellidae
Full reference: C. W. Walcott. 1908. Cambrian Brachiopoda: descriptions of new genera and species. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 53(3):53-137
Belongs to Wimanella according to C. W. Walcott 1908
Sister taxa: Wimanella highlandensis, Wimanella inyoensis, Wimanella maladensis, Wimanella nautes, Wimanella rara, Wimanella seges, Wimanella shelbyensis, Wimanella spencei, Wimanella tricavata
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Delamaran of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), United States (2: Montana)
• Cambrian of United States (2: Montana)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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