Lingula ovata Dana 1847 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae

Full reference: J. D. Dana. 1847. Descriptions of fossil shells of the collections of the exploring expedition under the command of Charles Wilkes, USN, obtained in Australia, from the lower layers of the coal formation in Illawarra, and from a deposit probably of nearly the same age at Harper's Hill, Valley of the Hunter. American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series 4:151-160

Belongs to Lingula according to J. D. Dana 1849

See also Dana 1847

Sister taxa: Lingula acutangula, Lingula adamsi, Lingula albapinensis, Lingula allingi, Lingula anatina, Lingula aoraki, Lingula arctica, Lingula audebardii, Lingula beani, Lingula beanii, Lingula borealica, Lingula bottnica, Lingula bravardi, Lingula carbonaria, Lingula clintoni, Lingula complanata, Lingula craneae, Lingula crassa, Lingula credneri, Lingula cretacea, Lingula davidsoni, Lingula deitersensis, Lingula delia, Lingula demissa, Lingula densa, Lingula derbyi, Lingula desiderata, Lingula divulgata, Lingula dregeri, Lingula elliptica, Lingula elliptica, Lingula foliaceusa, Lingula forbesi, Lingula freboldi, Lingula fuyuanensis, Lingula gorbyi, Lingula halli, Lingula hyperborea, Lingula indianensis, Lingula ingens, Lingula jaspidea, Lingula kedonensis, Lingula kolymaensis, Lingula lamellata, Lingula leana, Lingula ligea, Lingula liurjakhensis, Lingula lonensis, Lingula longoviciensis, Lingula louisianensis, Lingula marginata, Lingula marginia, Lingula meeki, Lingula membranacea, Lingula metensis, Lingula minima, Lingula nanimensis, Lingula nikitini, Lingula nitida, Lingula oblata, Lingula olenekensis, Lingula ovalis, Lingula parva, Lingula percorrugata, Lingula pyramidata, Lingula reevei, Lingula reevii, Lingula rostrum, Lingula sacculus, Lingula selwyni, Lingula semen, Lingula spatulata, Lingula squamiformis, Lingula sterlini, Lingula sturti, Lingula subcircularis, Lingula subelliptica, Lingula subovalis, Lingula subspatulata, Lingula subtenuissima, Lingula suessi, Lingula sulcatiferea, Lingula tenuis, Lingula translucida, Lingula truncata, Lingula tumida, Lingula tumidula, Lingula varsoviensis, Lingula whitei, Lingula xinlinensis, Lingulipora zhexiensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Black Head, Gerringong (USNM coll), which is in a Wordian marine sandstone in the Gerringong Formation of Australia

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Black Head, Gerringong (USNM coll)

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