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Ectenoglossa

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Taxonomy
Ectenoglossa was named by Sinclair (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u O Cara-m Sepkoski's reference number: 1, 397, 538].

It was assigned to Glossellinae by Williams et al. (2000); to Lingulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Obolinae by Hansen and Holmer (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Ectenoglossa Sinclair
2000Ectenoglossa Williams et al. p. 57
2002Ectenoglossa Sepkoski
2011Ectenoglossa Hansen and Holmer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyLinguloideaMenke 1828
familyObolidaeKing 1846
subfamilyObolinaeKing 1846
genusEctenoglossa

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Ectenoglossa Sinclair 1945
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†Ectenoglossa lesueuri Rouault 1850
†Ectenoglossa lyelli Billings 1859
†Ectenoglossa mantelli Billings 1859
†Ectenoglossa nympha Billings 1865
†Ectenoglossa oviforma Hansen and Holmer 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).g
Created: 2009-06-04 15:36:30
Modified: 2009-06-04 17:36:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Ashgill or 486.40000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pakerort - Varangu486.85 - 482.9Russian Federation (Yaroslavl Oblast) E. sp. (235889)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Spain (Zaragoza) E. sp. (21073 21074)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0France (Montagne Noire) E. sp. (20823)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Spain (Zaragoza) E. sp. (21079 21080)
Blackhillsian - Dapingian475.3 - 469.4Norway (Spitsbergen) E. oviforma (189909)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4China E. philomela (232225) E. sp. (232224)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Norway (Spitsbergen) E. oviforma (189846 189847 189932 189937)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Lingula lyelli (171789 172192 172361 172362)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Ontario) Lingula lyelli, Lingula mantelli (172201)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) Lingula nympha (219793)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Norway (Spitsbergen) E. oviforma (189854 189856 189866 189873 189880)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2USA (Tennessee) E. sp. (309)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Kazakhstan E. sorbulakensis (80250)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Lingula nympha (33532)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) E. sculpta (23895)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) E. philomela (26192)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Tennessee) E. sp. (76094)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Russian Federation (Taimyr) E. sp. (37638)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (Jiangxi) E. minor (186235)