†subfamily Elliptoglossinae Popov and Holmer 1994 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Parent taxon: Obolidae according to J. Hansen and L. E. Holmer 2011

See also Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Atansoria, Eodicellomus, Fordinia, Foveola, Glossellinae, Lingulella, Lingulellinae, Luthieria, Obolinae, Prastavia, Xianshanella

Subtaxa: Elliptoglossa Lingulops

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Chazyan of United States (1: Alabama collection)

• Arenig of Czechia (1), Spain (1)

• Arenigian of Czechia (1)

• Ordovician of Argentina (2), Australia (10), China (1), Iran (1), Ireland (1), Kazakhstan (1), Norway (7), Poland (1), Portugal (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (11: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia)

Total: 41 collections including 42 occurrences

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