Obolella vermilionensis Walcott 1912 (lamp shell)

Obolellata - Obolellida - Obolellidae

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1912. Cambrian Brachiopoda. United States Geological Survey Monograph 51(1-2)

Belongs to Obolella according to A. J. Rowell 1977

See also Walcott 1912

Sister taxa: Obolella asiatica, Obolella atlantica, Obolella chromatica, Obolella crassa, Obolella discoidea, Obolella excelsis, Obolella mexicana

Type specimen: USNM 56606a, a valve (ventral valve internal mold)

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of United States (5: California collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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