Lingulella davisii McCoy 1851 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Alternative combination: Lingula davisii

Belongs to Lingulella according to E. Landing et al. 2008

See also Brock and Cooper 1993, Bruton and Harper 2000, Holmer 1986, Holmer 1989 and Sutton et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Lingulella agaue, Lingulella alata, Lingulella amabilis, Lingulella ampla, Lingulella angustior, Lingulella brainerdi, Lingulella buttsi, Lingulella clelandi, Lingulella columba, Lingulella cuneata, Lingulella davisi, Lingulella desiderata, Lingulella eucharis, Lingulella ferruginea, Lingulella fuchsi, Lingulella holyokensis, Lingulella huronensis, Lingulella ibicus, Lingulella idahoensis, Lingulella incongrua, Lingulella kiurensis, Lingulella manticula, Lingulella mediostriata, Lingulella morsensis, Lingulella narrawayi, Lingulella nepos, Lingulella obtusa, Lingulella ovata, Lingulella prima, Lingulella prolixa, Lingulella proveedorensis, Lingulella quaestor, Lingulella selwyni, Lingulella texana, Obolus (Lingulella) atavus, Obolus (Lingulella) canius, Obolus (Lingulella) chinensis, Obolus (Lingulella) collicia, Obolus (Lingulella) concinnus, Obolus (Lingulella) damesi, Obolus (Lingulella) isse, Obolus (Lingulella) lens, Obolus (Lingulella) orus, Obolus (Lingulella) pelias, Obolus (Lingulella) quadrilateralis, Obolus (Lingulella) schmalensei, Obolus (Lingulella) septalis, Obolus (Lingulella) spatulus, Obolus (Lingulella) upis, Obolus (Lingulella) wanniecki, Obolus (Lingulella) welleri

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Bryn Celynen wood [Ffestiniog Flags Fm] (Cambrian of the United Kingdom)

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