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Obolus apollinis

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Taxonomy
Obolus apollinis was named by Eichwald (1829). It is the type species of Obolus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Obolus apollinis Eichwald figs. 4 - 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyLinguloideaMenke 1828
familyObolidaeKing 1846
subfamilyObolinaeKing 1846
genusObolusEichwald 1829
speciesapollinisEichwald 1829

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.

Obolus apollinis Eichwald 1829
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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: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:41:30
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:41:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Furongian to the top of the Pakerort or 497.00000 to 484.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Estonia (Lääne) Obolus apollinis (196615)
Pakerort485.4 - 484.5Estonia (Hiuu) Obolus apollinis (196611 196613)