†Elkania ambigua Walcott 1884 (lamp shell)
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Lingulata - Lingulida - Elkaniidae
Alternative combinations: Billingsia ambigua, Obolella ambigua
Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1884. Paleontology of the Eureka district. United States Geological Survey Monograph 8(8):1-298
Belongs to Elkania according to Ford 1886
See also Walcott 1884
Sister taxa: Elkania alaskensis, Elkania bellula, Elkania desiderata, Elkania hamburgensis, Elkania ida
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Elkania ambigua in the database
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