Obolus matinalis Hall 1863 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Alternative combination: Lingulepis matinalis

Belongs to Obolus according to C. D. Walcott 1905

Sister taxa: Obolus (Broggeria), Obolus (Fordinia), Obolus (Mickwitzella), Obolus acadica, Obolus apollinis, Obolus eichwaldi, Obolus ion, Obolus ismene, Obolus mcconnelli, Obolus membranaceous, Obolus minimus, Obolus nundina, Obolus obscurus, Obolus parvus, Obolus pheres, Obolus prindlei, Obolus ruchini, Obolus shensiensis, Obolus smithi, Obolus tetonensis, Obolus virginiensis, Obolus wortheni

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Obolus matinalis in the database

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