Obolus virginiensis Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245

Belongs to Obolus according to G. A. Cooper 1956

Sister taxa: Obolus (Broggeria), Obolus (Fordinia), Obolus (Mickwitzella), Obolus acadica, Obolus apollinis, Obolus eichwaldi, Obolus ion, Obolus ismene, Obolus matinalis, Obolus mcconnelli, Obolus membranaceous, Obolus minimus, Obolus nundina, Obolus obscurus, Obolus parvus, Obolus pheres, Obolus prindlei, Obolus ruchini, Obolus shensiensis, Obolus smithi, Obolus tetonensis, Obolus wortheni

Type specimen: USNM 109334, a valve (pedicle valve)

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Obolus virginiensis in the database

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