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Lingulepis

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Taxonomy
Lingulepis was named by Hall (1863) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-u O Trem]. Its type is Lingula pinnaformis.

It was reranked as Obolus (Lingulepis) by Walcott (1905); it was reranked as Lingulella (Lingulepis) by Walcott (1912), Poulsen (1932).

It was assigned to Obolus by Walcott (1905); to Lingulella by Walcott (1912), Poulsen (1932); to Lingulinae by Jin et al. (1993); to Obolinae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Lingulida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Lingulepis Hall
1905Obolus (Lingulepis) Walcott p. 333
1912Lingulella (Lingulepis) Walcott p. 544
1932Lingulella (Lingulepis) Poulsen p. 13
1993Lingulepis Jin et al. p. 794
2000Lingulepis Williams et al. p. 50
2002Lingulepis Sepkoski

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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
genusLingulepisHall 1863

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. †Lingulepis Hall 1863
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Invalid names: Lingulepis antiqua Emmons 1842 [synonym]
Lingulepis acutangulus Roemer 1849
Lingulepis maera Hall and Whitfield 1877
Lingulepis nabis Walcott 1924
Lingulepis tenuilineata Poulsen 1937
Obolus (Lingulepis) eros Walcott 1905
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Williams et al. 2000Shell strongly acuminate, subtriangular, unequivalved; ventral beak strongly elongate; pseudointerarea elongate triangular, with narrow pedicle groove and flexure lines; dorsal pseudointerarea poorly known; ventral visceral area short, not extending to midvalve; dorsal visceral area slightly thickened, extending to midvalve, bisected by two divergent ridges; ventral vascula lateralia strongly arcuate.
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 15:44:14
Modified: 2009-06-04 17:44:14
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Duyunian to the top of the Caradoc or 514.50000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85USA (New York) L. sp. (254)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (California) Lingulella rowei (226565)
Duyunian514.5 - 506.5China (Guizhou) L. sp. (107132)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Wisconsin) L. sp. (230 268)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Vermont) L. vermontensis (222)
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5USA (Minnesota) L. pinnaformis, Lingula antiqua (156300)
Dresbachian497.0 - 486.85USA (South Dakota) L. sp. (231)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Wisconsin) L. sp. (267)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85USA (Vermont) L. sp. (217)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85USA (Pennsylvania) L. acuminata (77661 77664 77672 77676 77691 77697)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (New York) Lingulella acuminata (74540 74541)
Skullrockian488.9 - 483.4Canada (British Columbia) L. nabis (233705)
Skullrockian488.9 - 483.4Greenland L. tenuilineata (122109)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Canada (British Columbia) L. nabis (210716)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Canada (Alberta) L. sp. (229374)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Greenland L. tenuilineata (122084 122086)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Spain (Zaragoza) L. sp. (21073 21074)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1USA (Montana) L. sp. (275)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Guizhou) L. sp. (5279)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (HeBei) L. sp. (7985)
Dawan478.8 - 466.6China (YunNan) L. sp. (7746)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0France (Montagne Noire) L. sp. (20823)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Canada (Yukon) L. sp. (288)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Bolivia L. sp. (8855)