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†Westonia ella Walcott 1912 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Belongs to Westonia according to Walcott 1912

Sister taxa: Obolus (Westonia) alandensis, Obolus (Westonia) baltica, Obolus (Westonia) blackwelderi, Obolus (Westonia) dartoni, Obolus (Westonia) ella, Obolus (Westonia) elongatus, Obolus (Westonia) finlandensis, Obolus (Westonia) iphis, Obolus (Westonia) notchensis, Obolus (Westonia) themis, Obolus (Westonia) wasatchensis, Obolus (Westonia) wimani, Westonia anrakhaica, Westonia bohemica, Westonia clathrata, Westonia gubaiensis, Westonia nyapungensis, Westonia superba

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Marble Mountains, near Cadiz (coll. Bradley and Mason 1934) (Cambrian of California)

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