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Taxonomy
Obolus was named by Eichwald (1829) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-u O Cara-u Sepkoski's reference number: 5,11]. Its type is Obolus apollinis.
It was assigned to Obolinae by Bruton and Harper (2000) and Williams et al. (2000); and to Lingulida by Bengtson (1992) and Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Obolinae by Bruton and Harper (2000) and Williams et al. (2000); and to Lingulida by Bengtson (1992) and Sepkoski (2002).
Species
O. (Broggeria), O. (Fordinia), O. (Mickwitzella), O. acadica, O. apollinis (type species), O. eichwaldi, O. ion, O. ismene, O. matinalis, O. mcconnelli, O. membranaceous, O. minimus, O. nundina, O. obscurus, O. parvus, O. pheres, O. prindlei, O. ruchini, O. shensiensis, O. smithi, O. tetonensis, O. virginiensis, O. wortheni
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1829 | Obolus Eichwald |
| 1992 | Obolus Bengtson p. 1030 |
| 2000 | Obolus Bruton and Harper |
| 2000 | Obolus Williams et al. p. 40 |
| 2002 | Obolus Sepkoski |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Obolus Eichwald 1829
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Subg. †Obolus (Broggeria) Walcott 1902
†Obolus acadica Walcott 1905
†Obolus apollinis Eichwald 1829
†Obolus eichwaldi Mickwitz 1896
†Obolus ion Walcott 1924
†Obolus ismene Walcott 1905
†Obolus matinalis Hall 1863
†Obolus mcconnelli Walcott 1889
†Obolus membranaceous Walcott 1908
†Obolus minimus Walcott 1905
†Obolus nundina Walcott 1905
†Obolus obscurus Walcott 1905
†Obolus parvus Walcott 1908
†Obolus pheres Walcott 1905
†Obolus prindlei Walcott 1898
†Obolus ruchini Khazanovich et al. 1984
†Obolus shensiensis Walcott 1905
†Obolus smithi Walcott 1908
†Obolus tetonensis leda Walcott 1908
†Obolus virginiensis Cooper 1956
†Obolus wortheni Walcott 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available