Vellamo trentonensis Raymond 1921 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Clitambonitidae

Alternative combination: Clitambonites trentonensis

Belongs to Vellamo according to O. Tinn 1998

Sister taxa: Vellamo aenigma, Vellamo ambisulcata, Vellamo anijana, Vellamo defecta, Vellamo diconvexa, Vellamo diversa, Vellamo emarginata, Vellamo grayiae, Vellamo leigeri, Vellamo magna, Vellamo mitra, Vellamo oandoensis, Vellamo parva, Vellamo phrygia, Vellamo praeemarginata, Vellamo putukuneiensis, Vellamo pyramidalis, Vellamo sauramoi, Vellamo shallockiense, Vellamo silurica, Vellamo simplex, Vellamo sinclairi, Vellamo sulcata, Vellamo sulculata, Vellamo summa, Vellamo symmetrica, Vellamo typylica, Vellamo verneuili, Vellamo verneuilii, Vellamo wesenbergiensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (3: Ontario collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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