Eoglossa chengjiangensis Jin et al. 1993 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Alternative combination: Lingulella chengjiangensis

Synonym: Obolus chinensis Walcott and Mansuy 1912

Full reference: Y. G. Jin, X. G. Hou, and H. Y. Wang. 1993. Lower Cambrian pediculate lingulids from Yunnan, China. Journal of Paleontology 67(5):788-798

Belongs to Eoglossa according to H. Wang et al. 2014

See also Jin et al. 1993

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Eoglossa chengjiangensis: NIGP 101597, 113919, a shell. Its type locality is Maotianshan, Bed 4 [Yuanshan Fm], which is in an Atdabanian marine shale in the Yuanshan Formation of China.
  • Obolus chinensis:

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of China (17 collections)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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