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Lingula spatulata

Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae

Taxonomy
Lingula spatulata was named by Vanuxem (1842). It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Lingula spatulata Vanuxem p. 168 figs. fig. 3
1897Lingula spatulata Schuchert p. 253

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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
speciesspatulataVanuxem 1842

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 spatulata Vanuxem 1842
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Frasnian to the top of the Kinderhookian or 383.70000 to 353.80000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Lingula spatulata (76355 76392 76782 76785 76786 76787 76788 76789 76790 76796 76797 76798 76799 76800 76802 76814 89886 94412 94433 96420)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Lingula spatulata (94517)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4USA (New York) Lingula spatulata (76097 76098 76099 76781)
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8USA (Indiana) Lingula spatulata (6935 6976)