Camerella varians Billings 1859 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Camerellidae

Alternative combination: Rhynchocamara varians

Belongs to Camerella according to G. A. Cooper 1956

See also Raymond 1911

Sister taxa: Camarella longirostris, Camerella arkansensis, Camerella immatura, Camerella mica, Camerella minor, Camerella minuta, Camerella nuda, Camerella peachi, Camerella plicata, Camerella ventricosa, Camerella volborthi

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Chazyan of United States (20: New York collections)

• Ordovician of United States (11: Pennsylvania, Virginia)

Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence

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