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Lingulella obtusa

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Taxonomy
Lingula obtusa was named by Hall (1847). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Lingulella obtusa by Cocks (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Lingula obtusa Hall p. 98 figs. pl. 30, fig. 7
1897Lingula obtusa Schuchert p. 251
1915Lingula obtusa Bassler
1977Lingulella obtusa Cocks p. 16

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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
familyObolidaeKing 1846
genusLingulellaSalter 1866
speciesobtusa()

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.

Lingulella obtusa Hall 1847
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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 mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-11 12:10:35
Modified: 2009-09-21 15:06:42
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Maysvillian or 453.80000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Lingula obtusa (26271)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Lingula obtusa (26295)