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Lingula pyramidata

Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae

Taxonomy
Lingula pyramidata was named by Stimpson (1860). It is extant.

It was recombined as Glottidia pyramidata by Simpson (1860) and Hertlein and Grant IV (1944).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Glottidia pyramidata Simpson
1860Lingula pyramidata Stimpson p. 444
1944Glottidia pyramidata Hertlein and Grant IV p. 19 figs. Plate 16 , figures 9 , 20

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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
genusLingulaBruguiƩre 1797
speciespyramidataStimpson 1860

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 pyramidata Stimpson 1860
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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: 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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available