Eoobolus priscus Poulsen 1932 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Eoobolidae

Alternative combination: Lingulella (Lingulepis) prisca

Full reference: C. Poulsen. 1932. The Lower Cambrian faunas of East Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland 87(6):1-66

Belongs to Eoobolus according to J. S. Peel 2021

See also Poulsen 1932 and Skovsted and Holmer 2005

Sister taxa: Eoobolus elatus, Eoobolus incipiens, Eoobolus shaanxiensis, Eoobolus triparilis, Eoobolus viridis

Type specimen: MGUH 3503, a valve (Ventral valve)

Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (16: Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador collections), France (1), Greenland (10), United States (1: Pennsylvania)

Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence

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