Nisusia (Jamesella) lowi Walcott 1908 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Protorthidae

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

Belongs to Nisusia (Jamesella) according to C. W. Walcott 1908

Sister taxa: Jamesella perpasta, Nisusia (Jamesella) amii, Nisusia (Jamesella) erecta, Nisusia (Jamesella) kanabensis, Nisusia (Jamesella) kuthani, Nisusia (Jamesella) utahensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Delamaran of Canada (2: Alberta, British Columbia collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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