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Dignomia lepta

Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae

Taxonomy
Lingula lepta was named by Clarke (1912). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Dignomia lepta by Emig and Herrera (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Lingula lepta Clarke
2006Dignomia lepta Emig and Herrera p. 235

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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
genusDignomiaHall 1871
specieslepta(Clarke 1912)

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.

Dignomia lepta Clarke 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yeso
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:53:03
Modified: 2009-10-11 12:19:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.30000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian419.2 - 358.9Brazil (Lambedor) Lingula lepta (75171 75174 75176)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7South Africa Lingula lepta (35592 35593 35595)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7South Africa (Western Cape) Lingula lepta (77959)