Lingulepis nabis 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 Lingulepis according to C. D. Walcott 1924

Sister taxa: Lingulella (Lingulepis) acuminata, Lingulella (Lingulepis) rowei, Lingulepis acutangulus, Lingulepis maera, Lingulepis pinnaformis, Lingulepis tenuilineata, Obolus (Lingulepis) eros

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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