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Lingulella morsensis

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Taxonomy
Lingulepis morsensis was named by Winchell (1880) [Original genus assignment uncertain.].

It was corrected as Lingulepis morsii by Miller (1889); it was recombined as Lingula morsii by Hall and Clarke (1892); it was recombined as Lingula morsei by Schuchert (1897) and Bassler (1915); it was recombined as Lingulella morsensis by Cooper (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Lingulepis morsensis Winchell
1889Lingulepis morsii Miller p. 352
1892Lingula morsii Hall and Clarke p. 62
1897Lingula morsei Schuchert p. 251
1915Lingula morsei Bassler
1956Lingulella morsensis Cooper p. 202

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyLinguloideaMenke 1828
familyObolidaeKing 1846
genusLingulellaSalter 1866
speciesmorsensis(Winchell 1880)

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.

Lingulella morsensis Winchell 1880
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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
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-11 12:10:35
Modified: 2009-09-21 15:06:42
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Blackriveran or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Lingula morsei (23088)