Dicellomus appalachia Walcott 1905 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

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 Dicellomus according to C. D. Walcott 1905

Sister taxa: Dicellomus nanus, Dicellomus parvus, Dicellomus pectenoides, Dicellomus politus, Dicellomus prolificus

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of United States (6: Virginia collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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