Obolella crassa Hall 1847 (lamp shell)

Obolellata - Obolellida - Obolellidae

Alternative combination: Orbicula crassa

Full reference: J. Hall. 1847. Containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower division of the New York system (equivalent of the Lower Silurian rocks of Europe). Paleontology of New York 1:1-338

Belongs to Obolella according to J. S. Peel 2021

See also Hall 1847 and Skovsted and Holmer 2005

Sister taxa: Obolella asiatica, Obolella atlantica, Obolella chromatica, Obolella discoidea, Obolella excelsis, Obolella mexicana, Obolella vermilionensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection), Greenland (10)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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