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Pseudolingula iowensis

Lingulata - Lingulida - Pseudolingulidae

Taxonomy
Lingula iowensis was named by Owen (1844).

It was recombined as Pseudolingula iowensis by Sinclair (1945) and Hussey (1952).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Lingula iowensis Owen p. 70 figs. pl. 15, fig. 1.
1945Pseudolingula iowensis Sinclair
1952Pseudolingula iowensis Hussey p. 17 figs. Plate IX, Fig. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyLinguloideaMenke 1828
familyPseudolingulidae
genusPseudolingulaMickwitz 1909
speciesiowensis(Owen 1844)

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. C. Hussey 1952Shells reach large size. Elongated oval, widest about the middle or slightly anterior to the middle. Sides gently, evenly convex. Anterior margin broadly rounded. Beak blunt. Median septum in the brachial valve narrow towards the beak, broadening and deepening towards the anterior end which extends beyond the mid-line of the shell. Moderately strong concentric lines on the surface and in the cast moderately strong radiating lines towards the front margin. Shell, where preserved, glossy brown.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 16:10:33
Modified: 2009-06-04 18:10:33
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: Edenian or 451.00000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Pseudolingula iowensis (23273 23274)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Pseudolingula iowensis (23789 23790 23791 23792 23794)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Pseudolingula iowensis (23795)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Pseudolingula iowensis (23276)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Pseudolingula iowensis (23797 23798)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Pseudolingula iowensis (23796)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Pseudolingula iowensis (23277)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Pseudolingula iowensis (23799 23800 23801 23802 23803 23804 23805 23806)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Pseudolingula iowensis (23278 23279)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Pseudolingula iowensis (23280 23281)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Pseudolingula iowensis (23807 23809)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Pseudolingula iowensis (23282)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Pseudolingula iowensis (23810)