†Wahwahlingula Popov et al. 2002 (lamp shell)
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Lingulata - Lingulida - Zhanatellidae
Full reference: L.E. Popov, L.E. Holmer, and J.F. Miller. 2002. Lingulate brachiopods from the Cambrian-Ordovician boundary beds of Utah. Journal of Paleontology 76(2):211-228
Parent taxon: Zhanatellidae according to L.E. Popov et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Canalilatus, Fossuliella, Hyperobolus, Rosobolus, Thysanotos, Tropidoglossa, Zhanatella
Subtaxa: Wahwahlingula antiquissima
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Australia (7 collections), Iran (2), United States (25: Utah)
• Tremadoc of Iran (8)
• Cambrian of United States (3: Utah)
Total: 45 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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