Obolus (Westonia) elongatus Walcott 1908 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Full reference: C. W. Walcott. 1908. Cambrian Brachiopoda: descriptions of new genera and species. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 53(3):53-137

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) ella, 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

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Obolus (Westonia) elongatus in the database

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