Lingulepis pinnaformis Owen 1852 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Alternative combination: Lingula pinnaformis

Belongs to Lingulepis according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Hall 1863 and Owen 1852

Sister taxa: Lingulella (Lingulepis) acuminata, Lingulella (Lingulepis) rowei, Lingulepis acutangulus, Lingulepis maera, Lingulepis nabis, Lingulepis tenuilineata, Obolus (Lingulepis) eros

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at 1 kilometer south of Taylors Falls, half kilometer north of Folsom Island (Cambrian of Minnesota)

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