†Tunisiglossa Massa et al. 1977 (lamp shell)
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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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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