†Wimanella rara Walcott 1908 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Bohemiellidae
Alternative combination: Nisusia rara
Full reference: C. W. Walcott. 1908. Cambrian Brachiopoda: descriptions of new genera and species. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 53(3):53-137
Belongs to Wimanella according to C. E. Resser 1939
Sister taxa: Wimanella highlandensis, Wimanella inyoensis, Wimanella maladensis, Wimanella nautes, Wimanella seges, Wimanella shelbyensis, Wimanella simplex, Wimanella spencei, Wimanella tricavata
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Lead Bell Shale, Liberty ( of Idaho)
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