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Palaeoglossa attenuata

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Taxonomy
Lingula attenuata was named by Sowerby (1839). It is the type species of Palaeoglossa.

It was recombined as Lingulella brevis by Portlock (1843); it was recombined as Palaeoglossa attenuata by Hansen and Holmer (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Lingulella brevis Portlock
2011Palaeoglossa attenuata Hansen and Holmer

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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
subfamilyObolinaeKing 1846
genusPalaeoglossa
speciesattenuata(Sowerby 1839)

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.

†Palaeoglossa attenuata Sowerby 1839
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 09:00:34
Modified: 2009-06-04 17:44:52
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Llanvirn to the top of the Cautleyan or 463.50000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections (70 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4United Kingdom (Shropshire) Palaeoglossa attenuata (45052 45053 45054 45055 45056 45057 45058 45059 45060 45196 45199 45200 45201 45202 45203 45204 45207 45208 45209 45210 45212 45213)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9United Kingdom (Shropshire) Palaeoglossa attenuata (44371 44372 44373 44376 44380 44396 44397 44398 44399 44400 44401 44402 44404 44407 45216 45217 45218 45220 45221 45222 45223 45224 45225 45226 45228 45229 45230 45242 45244 45245 45246 45248 45249 45250 45251 45252 45253 45255)
Costonian458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Shropshire) Palaeoglossa attenuata (45273 45274 45278 45279)
Harnagian458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Shropshire) Palaeoglossa attenuata (45321)
Soudleyan458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Shropshire) Palaeoglossa attenuata (46887)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Lingulella brevis (89260)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom Lingulella brevis (163262 163263)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Lingulella brevis (163261)