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Lingulella kiurensis

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Taxonomy
Lingula kiurensis was named by Waagen (1885). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khewra, valley above salt mine, Salt Range, which is in a Botomian marine shale in Pakistan.

It was recombined as Lingulella kiurensis by Walcott (1912).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Lingula kiurensis Waagen p. 768 figs. Pl 86, fig 8
1885Lingula warthi Waagen p. 769 figs. Pl 86, fig 9
1912Lingulella kiurensis Walcott p. 511 figs. Pl 30, figs 5,6

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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
specieskiurensis()

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 kiurensis Waagen 1885
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Invalid names: Lingula warthi Waagen 1885 [synonym]
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: Botomian or 516.00000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Pakistan Lingula kiurensis, Lingula warthi (type locality: 127607)