Teneobolus Mergl 1995 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Full reference: M. Mergl. 1995. New lingulate brachiopods of the Mílina Formation and the base of the Klabava Formation (late Tremadoc - early Arenig), Central Bohemia. Věstník Českého geologického ústavu 70:101-114

Parent taxon: Obolinae according to M. Mergl 2002

Sister taxa: Aksarinaia, Anomaloglossa, Apatobolus, Barbatulella, Dicellomus, Ectenoglossa, Expellobolus, Experilingula, Famatinobolus, Gorjanskya, Kosagittella, Lenticulella, Leontiella, Leptembolon, Libecoviella, Lindinella, Lingulepis, Lingulobolus, Lithobolus, Notiobolus, Obolus, Oepikites, Palaeobolus, Palaeoglossa, Palaeoschmidtites, Pidiobolus, Pseudobolus, Rafanoglossa, Schmidtites, Sinoglossa, Spinilingula, Spinobolus, Squamilingulella, Stittia, Trigonoglossa, Ungula, Westonia, Westonisca

Subtaxa: Teneobolus bukovensis Teneobolus gracilis

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Type: Teneobolus gracilis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Hrádek, small gorge along the road to Strasice ( of Czechia)

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