Swantonia weeksi Walcott 1905 (lamp shell)

Obolellata - Naukatida - Naukatidae

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1905. Cambrian Brachiopoda with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 28(1395):227-337

Belongs to Swantonia according to A. J. Rowell 1977

See also Walcott 1905

Sister taxon: Swantonia antiquata

Type specimen: Its type locality is USNM Locality 1v, Barrel Spring Section, which is in a Dyeran offshore shale in the Poleta Formation of Nevada

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USNM Locality 1v, Barrel Spring Section

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