Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
Alternative combination: Obolus maccullochi
Full reference: F. R. C. Reed. 1917. The Ordovician and Silurian Brachiopoda of the Girvan District. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 51(4):795-998
Belongs to Palaeoglossa according to Y. Candela and D. A. T. Harper 2014
See also Reed 1917 and Williams 1962
Sister taxa: Lingula (Palaeoglossa) hurlbuti, Lingula (Palaeoglossa) perovata, Lingula (Palaeoglossa) trentonensis, Palaeoglossa attenuata, Palaeoglossa belli, Palaeoglossa briseis, Palaeoglossa friabilis, Palaeoglossa minima, Glossina placibilis, Glossina riciniformis, Glossina elongata, Glossina nicklesi, Glossina lineolata
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Main quarries WNW of Craighead Farm, 3 miles from Girvan on Maybole Rd. (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)
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