†Obolella vermilionensis Walcott 1912 (lamp shell)
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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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