Obolus prindlei Walcott 1898 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Alternative combination: Obolus (Lingulella) prindlei

Belongs to Obolus according to C. D. Walcott 1912

Sister taxa: Obolus (Broggeria), Obolus (Fordinia), Obolus (Mickwitzella), Obolus acadica, Obolus apollinis, Obolus eichwaldi, Obolus ion, Obolus ismene, Obolus matinalis, Obolus mcconnelli, Obolus membranaceous, Obolus minimus, Obolus nundina, Obolus obscurus, Obolus parvus, Obolus pheres, Obolus ruchini, Obolus shensiensis, Obolus smithi, Obolus tetonensis, Obolus virginiensis, Obolus wortheni

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USNM Loc. 45b. near Low Hampton (Cambrian of New York)

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