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Obolidae

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Obolidae King
1935Obolidae Mason p. 101
1936Obolidae Ulrich and Cooper p. 618
1952Obolidae Henningsmoen
1963Obolidae Wright
1976Obolidae Cooper p. 274
1977Obolidae Mitchell
1986Obolidae Holmer
1989Obolidae Holmer
1990Obolidae Roberts and Jell p. 299
1993Obolidae Brock and Cooper p. 780
1993Obolidae Jin et al. p. 794
1993Obolidae Puura and Holmer
2000Obolidae Bruton and Harper
2000Obolidae Popov
2000Obolidae Popov et al.
2000Obolidae Sutton et al.
2000Obolidae Williams et al. p. 40
2005Obolidae Zhan and Jin
2010Obolidae Zhan et al.
2011Obolidae Hansen and Holmer
2014Obolidae Wang et al.
2017Obolidae Holmer et al.

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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
familyObolidaeKing 1846

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.

Fm. †Obolidae King 1846
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Subfm. †Elliptoglossinae Popov and Holmer 1994
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G. †Elliptoglossa Cooper 1956
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Elliptoglossa ovalis Bassler 1919
Elliptoglossa rotundata Cooper 1956
Elliptoglossa sylvanica Cooper 1956
Elliptoglossa vulgaris Hansen and Holmer 2011
G. †Lingulops Hall 1871
G. †Eodicellomus Gravestock et al. 2001
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Eodicellomus elkaniiformis Gravestock et al. 2001
G. †Fordinia Walcott 1908
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Fordinia perfecta Walcott 1908
G. †Foveola Gorjansky 1969
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Foveola ivari Holmer et al. 2017
Foveola maarduensis Gorjansky 1969
Subfm. †Glossellinae Cooper 1956
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G. †Anx
G. †Casquella
G. †Eoglossa Wang et al. 2014
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Eoglossa chengjiangensis Jin et al. 1993
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Invalid names: Obolus chinensis Walcott and Mansuy 1912 [synonym]
G. †Fezzanoglossa Havlícek and Massa 1973
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Fezzanoglossa fezzanica Havlíček and Massa 1973
G. †Glossella Cooper 1956
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Glossella papillosa Cooper 1956
Glossella pulcherrima Reed 1917
G. †Glyptoglossella Cooper 1960
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Invalid names: Glyptoglossa Cooper 1956 [replaced]
G. †Lachrymula Graham 1970
G. †Leptobolus Hall 1871
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Leptobolus insignis Hall 1871
Leptobolus rarus Wright 1963
G. †Libyaeglossa Havlíček and Massa 1973
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Libyaeglossa collombi Havlíček and Massa 1973
G. †Pachyglossella Cooper 1960
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Invalid names: Pachyglossa Cooper 1956 [replaced]
G. †Plectoglossa Cooper 1956
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Plectoglossa davidsoni Barrande 1879
G. †Rafanoglossella Havlicek 1998
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Rafanoglossella deleta Barrande 1879
Rafanoglossella generosa Havlicek 1998
Rafanoglossella siliqua Havlicek 1994
G. †Tunisiglossa Massa et al. 1977
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Tunisiglossa almalensis Popov et al. 2007
G. †Lingulella Salter 1866
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Lingulella agaue Mergl and Kordule 2008
Lingulella alata Holmer 1989
Lingulella amabilis Reed 1917
Lingulella ampla Owen 1852
Lingulella angustior Reed 1917
Lingulella brainerdi Raymond 1902
Lingulella buttsi Walcott 1908
Lingulella clelandi Ulrich and Cooper 1938
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Invalid names: Lingula ovata Cleland 1903 [replaced]
Lingulella columba Raymond 1905
Lingulella cuneata Conrad 1839
Lingulella davisi McCoy 1846
Lingulella davisii McCoy 1851
Lingulella desiderata Walcott 1898
Lingulella eucharis Resser 1939
Lingulella ferruginea Salter 1867
Lingulella fuchsi Redlich 1899
Lingulella holyokensis Lochman 1938
Lingulella huronensis Billings 1859
Lingulella ibicus Walcott 1924
Lingulella idahoensis Resser 1938
Lingulella incongrua Barrande 1879
Lingulella kiurensis Waagen 1885
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Invalid names: Lingula warthi Waagen 1885 [synonym]
Lingulella manticula White 1874
Lingulella morsensis Winchell 1880
Lingulella narrawayi Wilson 1946
Lingulella nepos Walcott 1924
Lingulella obtusa Hall 1847
Lingulella ovata M'Coy 1846
Lingulella prima Billings 1856
Lingulella prolixa Sinclair 1945
Lingulella proveedorensis Cooper et al. 1952
Lingulella quaestor Reed 1917
Lingulella selwyni Mathew 1896
Lingulella texana Walcott 1908
Obolus (Lingulella) isse Walcott 1905
Obolus (Lingulella) lens Matthew 1900
Obolus (Lingulella) orus Walcott 1905
Obolus (Lingulella) upis Walcott 1905
Subfm. †Lingulellinae Schuchert 1893
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G. †Rowellella Wright 1963
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Rowellella distincta Bednarczyk and Biernat 1978
Rowellella holenensis Holmer 1989
Rowellella lamellosa Popov 1976
Rowellella margarita Krause and Rowell 1975
Rowellella minuta Wright 1963
Rowellella multilamellata Bednarczyk 1986
Rowellella parallela Bednarczyk 1986
Rowellella rugosa Goryansky 1969
Subfm. †Obolinae King 1846
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G. †Aksarinaia Koneva 1992
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Aksarinaia subtilicrusta Percival and Kruse 2014
Aksarinaia triquetra Koneva 1992
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Apatobolus audax Reed 1917
Invalid names: Paldiskites Havlíček 1982 [synonym]
G. †Atansoria Popov 2000
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Atansoria concava Popov 2000
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Dicellomus appalachia Walcott 1905
Dicellomus nanus Meek and Hayden 1862
Dicellomus parvus Walcott 1905
Dicellomus pectenoides Whitfield 1875
Dicellomus politus Hall 1861
Dicellomus prolificus Walcott 1908
G. †Ectenoglossa Sinclair 1945
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Ectenoglossa lesueuri Rouault 1850
Ectenoglossa lyelli Billings 1859
Ectenoglossa mantelli Billings 1859
Ectenoglossa nympha Billings 1865
Ectenoglossa oviforma Hansen and Holmer 2011
G. †Expellobolus Havlíček 1982
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Expellobolus expulsus Barrande 1879
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Experilingula divulgata Koneva and Popov 1983
G. †Famatinobolus Lavié and Benedetto 2020
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Famatinobolus cancellatum Lavié and Benedetto 2020
G. †Gorjanskya Tenjakova 1980
G. †Kosagittella Mergl 2001
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Kosagittella clara Mergl 2001
G. †Lenticulella Hansen and Holmer 2011
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Lenticulella amphora Krause and Rowell 1975
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Leptembolon lingulaeformis Mickwitz 1896
G. †Libecoviella Mergl 1997
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Libecoviella arachne Barrande 1879
Libecoviella divaricata Brock and Holmer 2004
Libecoviella ovata Havlicek 1982
G. †Lindinella Mergl and Slehoferová 1990
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Lindinella kordulei Mergl and Slehoferová 1990
G. †Lingulepis Hall 1863
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Invalid names: Lingulepis antiqua Emmons 1842 [synonym]
Lingulepis acutangulus Roemer 1849
Lingulepis maera Hall and Whitfield 1877
Lingulepis nabis Walcott 1924
Lingulepis tenuilineata Poulsen 1937
Obolus (Lingulepis) eros Walcott 1905
G. †Lithobolus Mergl 1996
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Lithobolus limbatum Lavié and Benedetto 2020
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Notiobolus indefinitus Holmer et al. 2001
G. †Obolus Eichwald 1829
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Subg. †Obolus (Broggeria) Walcott 1902
Subg. †Obolus (Fordinia) Walcott 1908
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Subg. †Obolus (Mickwitzella) Walcott 1908
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Obolus acadica Walcott 1905
Obolus apollinis Eichwald 1829
Obolus eichwaldi Mickwitz 1896
Obolus ion Walcott 1924
Obolus ismene Walcott 1905
Obolus matinalis Hall 1863
Obolus mcconnelli Walcott 1889
Obolus membranaceous Walcott 1908
Obolus minimus Walcott 1905
Obolus nundina Walcott 1905
Obolus obscurus Walcott 1905
Obolus parvus Walcott 1908
Obolus pheres Walcott 1905
Obolus prindlei Walcott 1898
Obolus ruchini Khazanovich et al. 1984
Obolus shensiensis Walcott 1905
Obolus smithi Walcott 1908
Obolus tetonensis Walcott 1905
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Obolus tetonensis leda Walcott 1908
Obolus tetonensis ninus Walcott 1905
Obolus virginiensis Cooper 1956
Obolus wortheni Walcott 1908
G. †Oepikites Khazanovitch and Popov 1984
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Oepikites acutes Pelman 1978
Oepikites elongatus Popov and Khazanovitch 1984
Oepikites fragilis Popov and Khazanovitch 1984
Oepikites kitatiensis Aksarina 1978
Oepikites macilentus Khazanovitch and Popov 1894
Oepikites obtusus Mickwitz 1896
Oepikites triquetrus Popov and Khazanovitch 1984
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Palaeobolus margaritae Saito 1936
Invalid names: Obolopsis Saito 1936 [synonym]
G. †Palaeoglossa Cockerell 1911
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Palaeoglossa attenuata Sowerby 1839
Palaeoglossa belli Billings 1859
Palaeoglossa briseis Billings 1865
Palaeoglossa friabilis Sinclair 1945
Palaeoglossa minima Benedetto 2015
Invalid names: Glossina Phillips 1848 [replaced]
G. †Palaeoschmidtites Koneva 1979
G. †Pseudobolus Cooper 1956
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Pseudobolus gibbosus Willard 1928
G. †Rafanoglossa Havlicek 1980
G. †Schmidtites Schuchert and LeVene 1929
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Schmidtites celatus Volborth 1869
Invalid names: Schmidtia Volborth 1869 [replaced]
G. †Sinoglossa Mei 1993
G. †Spinilingula Cooper 1956
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Spinilingula bracteata Krause and Rowell 1975
G. †Spinobolus Zhang et al. 2016
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Spinobolus popovi Zhang et al. 2016
G. †Squamilingulella Xu 1978
G. †Stittia Freeman and Miller 2011
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Stittia ornata Freeman and Miller 2011
G. †Ungula Pander 1830
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Ungula convexa Pander 1830
Ungula ingrica Eichwald 1829
Ungula inornata Mickwitz 1896
Ungula triangularis Pander 1830
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Invalid names: Obolus triangularis Mickwitz 1896 [synonym]
G. †Westonia Walcott 1901
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Obolus (Westonia) baltica Walcott 1905
Obolus (Westonia) dartoni Walcott 1908
Obolus (Westonia) ella Hall and Whitfield 1877
Obolus (Westonia) iphis Walcott 1905
Obolus (Westonia) themis Walcott 1905
Obolus (Westonia) wimani Walcott 1905
Westonia anrakhaica Nikitina et al. 2006
Westonia bohemica Koliha 1921
Westonia clathrata Walcott and Schuchert 1893
Westonia ella Walcott 1912
Westonia gubaiensis Luo et al. 2008
Westonia nyapungensis Kruse 1990
Westonia superba Cooper 1956
G. †Prastavia Mergl 2001
G. †Xianshanella Zhang and Han 2004
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Xianshanella haikouensis Zhang and Han 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available