Dicellomus nanus Meek and Hayden 1862 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Alternative combination: Obolella nana

Belongs to Dicellomus according to C. Lochman 1938

See also Walcott 1905

Sister taxa: Dicellomus appalachia, Dicellomus parvus, Dicellomus pectenoides, Dicellomus politus, Dicellomus prolificus

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at south shore of Cape St. George, Petit Jardin Fm. (Cambrian of Newfoundland)

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