Tunisiglossa Massa et al. 1977 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Parent taxon: Glossellinae according to L.E. Popov et al. 2007

See also Cocks 2019, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

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

Subtaxa: Tunisiglossa almalensis Tunisiglossa cornea

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of the United Kingdom (1 collection)

• Ordovician of Kyrgyzstan (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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