Obolus (Westonia) ella Hall and Whitfield 1877 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Alternative combination: Lingulepis ella

Belongs to Obolus (Westonia) according to C. W. Walcott 1908

Sister taxa: Obolus (Westonia) alandensis, Obolus (Westonia) baltica, Obolus (Westonia) blackwelderi, Obolus (Westonia) dartoni, Obolus (Westonia) elongatus, Obolus (Westonia) finlandensis, Obolus (Westonia) iphis, Obolus (Westonia) notchensis, Obolus (Westonia) themis, Obolus (Westonia) wasatchensis, Obolus (Westonia) wimani, Westonia anrakhaica, Westonia bohemica, Westonia clathrata, Westonia ella, Westonia gubaiensis, Westonia nyapungensis, Westonia superba

Subtaxa: Obolus (Westonia) ella onaquiensis

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of United States (3: Montana, Utah collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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