Palaeoglossa friabilis Sinclair 1945 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Alternative combination: Lingula friabilis

Full reference: G. W. Sinclair. 1945. Some Ordovician Lingulid Brachiopods. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada 3(39):55-82

Belongs to Palaeoglossa according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Sinclair 1945

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

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Sturgeon Heights Cottage Section (S2), Lot 9, Lake Simcoe area (Ordovician of Ontario)

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