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Tropidoglossa modesta

Lingulata - Lingulida - Zhanatellidae

Taxonomy
Linnarssonella modesta was named by Walcott (1908). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 4 miles south of Marjum Pass, which is in a Steptoean marine shale/limestone in the Orr Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Tropidoglossa.

It was recombined as Tropidoglossa modesta by Rowell (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Linnarssonella modesta Walcott p. 90 figs. Plate 9, Figures 8 and 8a
1966Tropidoglossa modesta Rowell p. 31

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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
familyZhanatellidaeKoneva 1986
genusTropidoglossaRowell 1966
speciesmodesta()

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.

Tropidoglossa modesta Walcott 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:53:28
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:53:28
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Steptoean or 497.00000 to 493.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5USA (Utah) Linnarssonella modesta (232722)