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Anomaloglossa porca

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Taxonomy
Anomaloglossa porca was named by Percival (1978). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is L045. 'New Durran', 3.5 km SE of Gunningbland, which is in an Eastonian/Onnian marine siltstone/sandstone in the Goonumbla Volcanics Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Anomaloglossa.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Anomaloglossa porca Percival p. 125 figs. 3-4, 5A
2024Anomaloglossa porca Liang et al. pp. 9-11 figs. 3-6

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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
genusAnomaloglossaPercival 1978
speciesporca

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.

†Anomaloglossa porca Percival 1978
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Y. Liang et al. 2024Large compressed ovoid obolid ornamented by concentric growth lines; ventral pedicle groove bisected by median septum extending anteriorly to divide umbonal muscle scar; dorsal pseudointerarea rudimentary and undifferentiated, dorsal umbonal scar undivided; visceral region (in both valves) coarsely and irregularly pitted, floor of mantle cavity finely and closely pitted.
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: 2009-06-10 12:57:13
Modified: 2009-06-10 19:57:13
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 Sandbian to the top of the Onnian or 458.20000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8China (Gansu) Anomaloglossa porca (278633)
Eastonian - Onnian452.3 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) Anomaloglossa porca (type locality: 166904 166907)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) Anomaloglossa porca (64573 64582 166914 166916 166919 166921)