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Lingula meeki

Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae

Taxonomy
Lingula meeki was named by Herrick (1888). It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Lingula meeki Herrick p. 13
1897Lingula meeki Schuchert p. 250

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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
familyLingulidaeGray 1840
genusLingulaBruguiƩre 1797
speciesmeekiHerrick 1888

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.

Lingula meeki Herrick 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yeso
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:49:06
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:49:06
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 364.70000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Ohio) Lingula meeki (3438 3439 3442 3443 3451 3452 3456 3457)