Obolella discoidea Hall and Whitfield 1877 (lamp shell)

Obolellata - Obolellida - Obolellidae

Belongs to Obolella according to C. D. Walcott 1884

Sister taxa: Obolella asiatica, Obolella atlantica, Obolella chromatica, Obolella crassa, Obolella excelsis, Obolella mexicana, Obolella vermilionensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at East slope of ridge east of the Hamburg Ridge (Ordovician of Nevada)

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