Glossella Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

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

See also Mitchell 1977, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Anx, Barrandeoglossa, Casquella, Eoglossa, Fezzanoglossa, Glyptoglossella, Lachrymula, Leptobolus, Libyaeglossa, Mergliella, Pachyglossella, Plectoglossa, Rafanoglossella, Spondyglossella, Tunisiglossa

Subtaxa: Glossella papillosa Glossella pulcherrima

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Type: Glossella papillosa

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Chazyan of United States (1: Alabama collection)

• Ordovician of Argentina (1), Norway (4), the United Kingdom (7)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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