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Elkania ida

Lingulata - Lingulida - Elkaniidae

Taxonomy
Obolella ida was named by Billings (1865).

It was recombined as Billingsia ida by Ford (1886); it was recombined as Elkania ida by Ford (1886).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Obolella ida Billings p. 71 fig. 63
1886Elkania ida Ford p. 325
1886Billingsia ida Ford p. 467

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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
familyElkaniidaeWalcott and Schuchert 1908
genusElkaniaFord 1886
speciesida(Billings 1865)

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.

Elkania ida Billings 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:51:17
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:51:17
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available