†Obolella excelsis Walcott 1908 (lamp shell)
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Obolellata - Obolellida - Obolellidae
Alternative combination: Trematobolus excelsis
Full reference: C. W. Walcott. 1908. Cambrian Brachiopoda: descriptions of new genera and species. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 53(3):53-137
Belongs to Obolella according to A. J. Rowell 1977
See also Walcott 1908
Sister taxa: Obolella asiatica, Obolella atlantica, Obolella chromatica, Obolella crassa, Obolella discoidea, Obolella mexicana, Obolella vermilionensis
Type specimen: USNM 52208a, a valve (ventral valve interior mold)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (6: California collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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