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Lingula carbonaria

Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae

Taxonomy
Lingula carbonaria was named by Shumard and Swallow (1858) [Shumard in]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Lingula carbonaria Shumard and Swallow p. 215
1873Lingula mytiloides Meek and Worthen p. 572 figs. pl. 25 f. 2
1884Lingula umbonata White p. 120 figs. pl. 25 f. 14
1897Lingula carbonaria Schuchert p. 245
1961Lingula carbonaria Hoare p. 21–22 figs. pl. 1 f. 1–2
1962Lingula carbonaria Mudge et al. p. 74
1978Lingula carbonaria Yancey p. 280 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
genusLingulaBruguiére 1797
speciescarbonaria

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 carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858
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Invalid names: Lingula mytiloides Meek and Worthen 1873 [synonym], Lingula umbonata White 1884 [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 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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Chadian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 346.70000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (63 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (California) Lingula mytiloides (214521)
Ivorian - Chadian353.8 - 340.0Ireland Lingula mytiloides (76515)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 340.0Ireland Lingula mytiloides (76517)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0Czech Republic Lingula mytiloides (38088 38090)
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Lingula mytiloides (211905)
Chesterian - Alportian335.5 - 321.8USA (Wyoming) Lingula carbonaria (5721)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Montana) Lingula carbonaria (5638)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7United Kingdom (England) Lingula mytiloides (8431)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Ohio) Lingula carbonaria (184123 184129)
Marsdenian321.3 - 320.0United Kingdom (England) Lingula mytiloides (8268)
Yeadonian320.0 - 318.7United Kingdom (England) Lingula mytiloides (8270)
Kashirian - Myachkovian313.8 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) Lingula carbonaria (46548)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Lingula carbonaria (70134 70274 70278 70382)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Lingula carbonaria (8632 8633 8634 8635 8637 8638 8639 8640 8645 8646 8647 8649 8651)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (New Mexico) Lingula carbonaria (41988)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Maryland) Lingula carbonaria (118828)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) Lingula carbonaria (159904)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Pennsylvania) Lingula umbonata (184103)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Ohio) Lingula umbonata (71993)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Lingula carbonaria (858)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Lingula carbonaria (156687 156693 156699 156709)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Lingula carbonaria (217891 217906 217913 217915)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Lingula carbonaria (49832)
Noginskian301.2 - 300.1USA (Kansas) Lingula carbonaria (11777 11929)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Kansas) Lingula carbonaria (793 799 809 885 895)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Nevada) Lingula carbonaria (10450 120960)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Utah) Lingula carbonaria (11271 108918)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Idaho) Lingula carbonaria (88260)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Wyoming) Lingula carbonaria (11229 108912 108932 108933)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17USA (Idaho) Lingula carbonaria (11283)