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Obolinae

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Obolinae King
1935Obolinae Mason p. 101
1976Obolinae Cooper p. 274
1989Obolinae Holmer
1993Obolinae Brock and Cooper p. 780
1993Obolinae Puura and Holmer
2000Obolinae Bruton and Harper
2000Obolinae Popov
2000Obolinae Williams et al. p. 40
2011Obolinae Hansen and Holmer

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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
subfamilyObolinaeKing 1846
subfamilyObolinaeKing 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.

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
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Virgilian or 520.00000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (649 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian541.0 - 513.0Norway (Troms) Obolus favosus (190925 190926)
Cambrian541.0 - 485.4USA (Montana) Obolus sp. (258)
Cambrian541.0 - 485.4Estonia Ungula inornata, Oepikites fragilis (195553)
Cambrian541.0 - 485.4USA (New York) Lingulepis sp. (254)
Cambrian541.0 - 485.4USA (Wisconsin) Dicellomus sp., Lingulepis sp., Obolus sp. (230) Lingulepis sp., Obolus sp. (268)
Cambrian541.0 - 485.4Estonia (Harju) Ungula inornata, Oepikites fragilis (191178 196573 196581 196582)
Cambrian541.0 - 485.4Sweden (Dalarna) Ungula inornata (191162)
Cambrian541.0 - 485.4Canada (Newfoundland) Dicellomus sp. (197980)
Cambrian541.0 - 485.4USA (South Dakota) Dicellomus sp., Lingulepis sp. (231)
Cambrian541.0 - 485.4Sweden (Uppland) Ungula ingrica, Schmidtites celatus (191678)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Missouri) Lingula lineolata (6029)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Texas) Trigonoglossa nebrascensis (1098 1120 1121)
Chadian345.3 - 345.0USA (Indiana) Trigonoglossa sp. (2208)
Chadian - Arundian345.3 - 342.8USA (Indiana) Trigonoglossa sp. (556 557 8121)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.2 - 307.0Peru (Piura) Trigonoglossa sp. (41390)
Morrowan318.1 - 314.6USA (Kentucky) Glossina nebraskensis (158165)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Kentucky) Trigonoglossa nebrascensis (195795)
Missourian305.9 - 303.4USA (Ohio) Trigonoglossa nebrascensis (159904)
Virgilian303.4 - 298.9USA (Texas) Trigonoglossa nebrascensis (1052 217893 217897 217977)
Virgilian303.4 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Trigonoglossa nebrascensis (49832)