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Glossella pulcherrima

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Taxonomy
Lingulasma pulcherrimum was named by Reed (1917) [Lingulasma? pulcherrimum].

It was recombined as Glossella pulcherrima by Williams (1962), Candela and Harper (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Lingulasma pulcherrimum Reed pp. 809-810 figs. pl. ii, figs. 27, 28; pl. iii, fig. 1
1962Glossella pulcherrima Williams p. 85 figs. Pl. VI, figs. 25, 26
2014Glossella pulcherrima Candela and Harper pp. Supplement 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyLinguloideaMenke 1828
familyObolidaeKing 1846
subfamilyGlossellinae
genusGlossellaCooper 1956
speciespulcherrima()

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.

Glossella pulcherrima Reed 1917
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Williams 1962Brown-coloured, elongately oval Glossella less than twice as long as wide; exterior smooth umbonally, remainder of shell ornamented by fine, closely spaced, concentric lines swelling into microscopic pustules arranged more distantly and radially, anteriorly and laterally.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 10:12:49
Modified: 2009-10-11 12:15:38
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Burrellian or 456.60000 to 452.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Glossella pulcherrima (165038 165046)