Obolus tetonensis 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 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 matinalis, Obolus mcconnelli, Obolus membranaceous, Obolus minimus, Obolus nundina, Obolus obscurus, Obolus parvus, Obolus pheres, Obolus prindlei, Obolus ruchini, Obolus shensiensis, Obolus smithi, Obolus virginiensis, Obolus wortheni

Subtaxa: Obolus tetonensis leda Obolus tetonensis ninus

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at 64n. Cliff on southeast side of Mons glacier, above head of Glacier Lake Canyon ( of Alberta)

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