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Lingulata
| Description | Lingulata is a class of brachiopods, among the oldest of all brachiopods having existed since the Cambrian period (541 million years ago). They are also among the most morphologically conservative of the brachiopods, having lasted from their earliest appearance to the present with very little change in shape. Shells of living specimens found today in the waters around Japan are almost identical to ancient Cambrian fossils. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingulata, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Lingulata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 41 (4.6%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 520 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | 舌殻 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingulata |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acrotretida ✝ order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1,458 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Discinida ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Lingulida order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5,279 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Siphonotretida ✝ order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 174 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Anabolotretidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Curticidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linguliporidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychopeltidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dearbornia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Westralicrania genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1985 | Lingulata Gorjansky and Popov |
| 1993 | Lingulata Holmer |
| 2000 | Lingulata Popov |
| 2000 | Lingulata Williams et al. p. 30 |
| 2001 | Lingulata Carlson p. 1111 |
| 2002 | Lingulata Sepkoski, Jr. |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2003 | Lingulata Emig |
| 2006 | Lingulata Emig and Herrera p. 231 |
| 2008 | Lingulata Peng and Shi p. 156 |
| 2009 | Lingulata Holmer and Bengtson p. 257 |
| 2011 | Lingulata Hansen and Holmer |
| 2017 | Lingulata Skovsted et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
