Lingula (Palaeoglossa) hurlbuti Winchell 1880 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Alternative combinations: Glossina hurlbuti, Lingula hurlbuti

Belongs to Lingula (Palaeoglossa) according to R. S. Bassler 1915

See also Schuchert 1897

Sister taxa: Lingula (Palaeoglossa) perovata, Lingula (Palaeoglossa) trentonensis, Palaeoglossa attenuata, Palaeoglossa belli, Palaeoglossa briseis, Palaeoglossa friabilis, Palaeoglossa maccullochi, Palaeoglossa minima, Glossina riciniformis, Glossina nicklesi, Glossina placibilis, Glossina lineolata, Glossina elongata

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Harding Formation (Ordovician of Colorado)

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