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Lingulella (Lingulepis) acuminata

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Lingula acuminata Conrad p. 64
1842Lingula antiqua Emmons p. 268 fig. 68
1908Lingulella (Lingulepis) acuminata Walcott p. 72
1912Lingulepis acuminata Walcott p. 545 figs. pl. 34, figs. 3, 3a-c, pl. 40, figs. 1, 1a-s, pl. 41, figs. 1, 1am, pl. 42, figs. 1, 1a-o;

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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
genusLingulellaHall 1863
subgenusLingulepis
speciesacuminata(Conrad 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.

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Invalid names: Lingulepis antiqua Emmons 1842 [synonym]
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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: 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
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Steptoean to the top of the Trempealeauan or 497.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5USA (Minnesota) Lingula antiqua (156300)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85USA (Pennsylvania) Lingulepis acuminata (77661 77664 77672 77676 77691 77697)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (New York) Lingulella acuminata (74540 74541)