Obolus ion Walcott 1924 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1924. Cambrian and Ozarkian Brachiopoda, Ozarkian Cephalopods and Notostraca. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 67:477-554

Belongs to Obolus according to C. D. Walcott 1924

Sister taxa: Obolus (Broggeria), Obolus (Fordinia), Obolus (Mickwitzella), Obolus acadica, Obolus apollinis, Obolus eichwaldi, 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 tetonensis, Obolus virginiensis, Obolus wortheni

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (1: British Columbia collection)

• Skullrockian of Canada (1: British Columbia)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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