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Westonia clathrata

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Taxonomy
Lingula clathrata was named by Walcott and Schuchert (1893) [lectotype designated by Cooper (1956: 209).]. Its type specimen is USNM 45546b, a valve (brachial valve), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Westonia clathrata by Cooper (1956).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Lingula clathrata Walcott and Schuchert p. 345 figs. pl. 29, fig. 42
1956Westonia clathrata Cooper p. 209 figs. Plate 1A, figures 1, 2

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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
genusWestoniaWalcott 1901
speciesclathrata(Walcott and Schuchert 1893)

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.

Westonia clathrata Walcott and Schuchert 1893
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:43:29
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:43:29
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available