Famatinobolus Lavié and Benedetto 2020 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Full reference: F. J. Lavié and J. L. Benedetto. 2020. First lingulate brachiopods from the Ordovician volcano-sedimentary rocks of the Famatina Range, western Argentina. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 94:295-309

Parent taxon: Obolinae according to F. J. Lavié and J. L. Benedetto 2020

Sister taxa: Aksarinaia, Anomaloglossa, Apatobolus, Atansoria, Barbatulella, Dicellomus, Ectenoglossa, Expellobolus, Experilingula, Gorjanskya, Kosagittella, Lenticulella, Leontiella, Leptembolon, Libecoviella, Lindinella, Lingulepis, Lingulobolus, Lithobolus, Notiobolus, Obolus, Oepikites, Palaeobolus, Palaeoglossa, Palaeoschmidtites, Pseudobolus, Rafanoglossa, Schmidtites, Sinoglossa, Spinilingula, Spinobolus, Squamilingulella, Stittia, Trigonoglossa, Ungula, Westonia, Westonisca

Subtaxa: Famatinobolus cancellatum

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Headwaters of the Cachiyuyo River, eastern slope of the Famatina Range (Ordovician of Argentina)

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