†Elkania Ford 1886 (lamp shell)
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Lingulata - Lingulida - Elkaniidae
Parent taxon: Elkaniidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Holmer 1993 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Broeggeria, Elkanisca, Lamanskya, Monobolina, Plicarmus, Pseudodicellomus, Tilasia, Volborthia
Subtaxa: Elkania alaskensis Elkania ambigua Elkania bellula Elkania desiderata Elkania hamburgensis Elkania ida
Type: Obolella desiderata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (1: Nevada)
• Cambrian of United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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