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Pseudobolus gibbosus

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoglossa gibbosa was named by Willard (1928). Its type specimen is M.C.Z. 8587 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 2 miles northwest of Lexington, which is in a Chazyan carbonate limestone in the Murat Formation of Virginia. It is the type species of Pseudobolus.

It was recombined as Pseudobolus gibbosus by Cooper (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Palaeoglossa gibbosa Willard p. 256 figs. pl. I, fig. 3
1956Pseudobolus gibbosus Cooper pp. 194 - 195 figs. Plate 24, G, figures 26-31

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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
genusPseudobolus
speciesgibbosus(Willard 1928)

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.

Pseudobolus gibbosus Willard 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 10:12:49
Modified: 2009-10-11 12:15:38
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Chazyan or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Virginia) Palaeoglossa gibbosa (186141)