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Obolus (Westonia) ella onaquiensis

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Obolus (Westonia) ella onaquiensis Walcott pp. 67 - 68

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyLinguloideaMenke 1828
familyObolidaeKing 1846
subfamilyObolinaeKing 1846
genusObolusWalcott 1901
subgenusWestonia
speciesella(Hall and Whitfield 1877)
subspeciesonaquiensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:43:29
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:43:29
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013
Collections
No collection or age range data are available