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Lingula squamiformis

Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae

Taxonomy
Lingula squamiformis was named by Phillips (1836).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Lingula squamiformis Phillips
1963Lingula squamiformis Ustritsky and Chernyak p. 67 figs. Pl 1, fig 1

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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
familyLingulidaeGray 1840
genusLingulaBruguiƩre 1797
speciessquamiformisPhillips 1836

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.

Lingula squamiformis Phillips 1836
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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 mobilef
Attached: yeso
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:49:06
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:49:06
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Arnsbergian or 364.70000 to 318.10000 Ma

Collections (70 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7United Kingdom (England) Lingula squamiformis (38422)
Brigantian336.0 - 326.4United Kingdom (England) Lingula squamiformis (162351)
Brigantian336.0 - 326.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Lingula squamiformis (5748 6325 6326 6327 6328 6329 6330 6331 6332 6333 6334 6335 6336 6337 6339 6340 6341 6342 6343 6344 6348 6349 6350 6352 6353 6354 6356 6357 6358 6359 6360 6361 6362 6363 6364 6365 6366 6367 6369 6370 6372 6373 6374 6375 6376 6377 6379 6380 6382 6383 6391 6393 6394 6395 6396 6397 6400 6401 6402 6405 6423 6431 6440)
Arnsbergian326.4 - 318.1United Kingdom (England) Lingula squamiformis (8423 67683 162363)
Pendleian326.4 - 318.1United Kingdom (England) Lingula squamiformis (162352)
Namurian - Westphalian326.4 - 306.95Spain Lingula squamiformis (73362)