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Ectenoglossa nympha

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Taxonomy
Lingula nympha was named by Billings (1865). Its type specimen is GSC 553, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ectenoglossa nympha by Sinclair (1945), Cooper (1956).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Lingula nympha Billings p. 214 figs. fig. 198
1897Lingula nympha Schuchert p. 251
1915Lingula nympha Bassler
1945Ectenoglossa nympha Sinclair p. 64 figs. pl. 2, figs. 3-6
1956Ectenoglossa nympha Cooper p. 218

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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
genusEctenoglossa
speciesnympha()

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.

Ectenoglossa nympha Billings 1865
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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 15:36:30
Modified: 2009-06-04 17:36:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chazyan to the top of the Ashbyan or 471.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) Lingula nympha (219793)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Lingula nympha (33532)