Palaeoglossa belli Billings 1859 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Alternative combinations: Glossina belli, Lingula belli

Belongs to Palaeoglossa according to G. A. Cooper 1956

See also Raymond 1911

Sister taxa: Lingula (Palaeoglossa) hurlbuti, Lingula (Palaeoglossa) perovata, Lingula (Palaeoglossa) trentonensis, Palaeoglossa attenuata, Palaeoglossa briseis, Palaeoglossa friabilis, Palaeoglossa maccullochi, Palaeoglossa minima, Glossina placibilis, Glossina riciniformis, Glossina nicklesi, Glossina lineolata, Glossina elongata

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Chazyan of Canada (1: Ontario collection), United States (3: New York)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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