†Oepikites obtusus Mickwitz 1896 (lamp shell)
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Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
Alternative combinations: Obolus (Schmidtia) obtusus, Schmidtites obtusus
Belongs to Oepikites according to Popov and Khazanovitch 1989
See also Biernat 1973
Sister taxa: Oepikites acutes, Oepikites elongatus, Oepikites fragilis, Oepikites kitatiensis, Oepikites macilentus, Oepikites triquetrus
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Estonia (1 collection)
• Cambrian to Ordovician of Estonia (11)
• Cambrian of Estonia (1)
Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences
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