Lunoglossa Xu and Xie 1985 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae

Full reference: G. R. Xu and J. H. Xie. 1985. Lunoglossa: a new genus of Inarticulata. Geological Review 31:469-473

Parent taxon: Lingulidae according to S. Z. Shen et al. 2017

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Apsilingula, Barroisella, Credolingula, Dignomia, Eolingularia, Glottidiinae, Langella, Lingula, Lingularia, Lingulinae, Semilingula, Sinolingularia, Trentingula

Subtaxa: Lunoglossa cymostriata Lunoglossa puqiensis

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Type: Lunoglossa puqiensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Guanyinshan section, bed 4, Puqi (Permian of China)

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