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Lingula
Description | Lingula is Latin for "little tongue". It can stand for: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingula, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingula | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Lingula Bruguière, 1797 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Bruguière, J. G. 1797. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature : vers, coquilles, mollusques et polypiers. Agasse, Paris. Vol. atlas, t.2: pls. 190-286. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 9 (9.6%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Lingulidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Lingulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lingulidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Lingulida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingula |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Lingula acutangula ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 252 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
Lingula adamsi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Lingula albapinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula allingi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
Lingula ampla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula anatina species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Lingula anticostiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula aoraki ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Lingula arcta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula arctica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Lingula batesvillae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula beani ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Lingula beanii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Lingula beltrami species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula bisulcata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula borealica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Lingula bravardi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lingula brevirostris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula brevis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula brimonti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula briseis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Lingula brookvillensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula carbonaria ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 57 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Lingula clarki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula clathra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula clathrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula clelandi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula clintoni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 441 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
Lingula cobourgensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Lingula complanata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Lingula conklini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula covingtonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula craneae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
Lingula credneri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 279 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Lingula cretacea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Lingula cuneata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
Lingula curta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Lingula deflecta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula deitersensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
Lingula delia ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Lingula demissa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Lingula densa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Lingula desiderata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Lingula dregeri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 13.7 Ma Miocene | 13.7 Ma Miocene | |
Lingula dubia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula elderi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula elliptica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lingula elliptica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Lingula elongata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Lingula eriensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula eva ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Lingula flabellula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula forbesi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Lingula fostermontensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula freboldi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 279 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Lingula fuyuanensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 33 | 254 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
Lingula gorbyi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lingula halli ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lingula hawkei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula herrickana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula hubbardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula huronensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Lingula hyacinthensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Lingula hyperborea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Lingula indianensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lingula ingens ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lingula insolata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula irvinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula jaspidea species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Lingula jupiterensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula kedonensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Lingula kolymaensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
Lingula lamellata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 443 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
Lingula lata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula ligea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Lingula limatula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula liurjakhensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Lingula lonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula longoviciensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Lingula louisianensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Lingula manticula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula marginata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lingula marginia ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
Lingula meeki ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Lingula membranacea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lingula metensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Lingula minima ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 423 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
Lingula minima-americana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula minuscula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula modesta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula morsei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Lingula mytilloides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula nanimensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Lingula nicklesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula nikitini ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lingula nitida ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Lingula nympha ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Lingula oblata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 443 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
Lingula obtusa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Lingula oherni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula olenekensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Lingula ovalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula ovalis ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Lingula ovata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Lingula ovoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula oxfordiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula papyracea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula parrishi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula parva species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Lingula percorrugata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Lingula philomela ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Lingula pikensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula pinnaformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula polita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula procteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula progne ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Lingula randalli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula reevei species | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Lingula reevii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lingula riciniformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Lingula rostrum species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Lingula rowleyiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula sacculus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Lingula scobina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula scotica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula selwyni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Lingula spatulata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 27 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Lingula squamiformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 70 | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
Lingula sterlini ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Lingula sturti ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lingula subacutirostris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula subcircularis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 254 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
Lingula subelliptica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 254 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
Lingula subovalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Lingula subspatulata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Lingula subtenuissima ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Lingula subtruncata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula suessi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Lingula sulcatiferea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lingula tantilla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula tenuis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Lingula translucida species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Lingula triangulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula triquetra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula truncata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Lingula tumida ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 252 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
Lingula tumidula species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Lingula unguis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula varsoviensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lingula waynesboroensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula whitei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lingula whitfieldi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Lingula xinlinensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Lingula yatsui species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Lingularius Schuchert & Le Vene, 1929 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingularius |
Ligularius Duméril, 1806 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Ligularius |
Ligula Cuvier, 1798 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Ligula |
Pharetra Röding, 1798 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Pharetra |
Lingulipora zhexiensis Liang, 1990 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingula : Lingulipora zhexiensis |
Lingula foliaceusa Liang, 1990 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingula : Lingula foliaceusa |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1797 | Lingula Bruguiére |
1911 | Lingula Raymond |
1990 | Lingula foliaceusa Liang p. 99 figs. Pl 1, fig 2 |
1990 | Lingulipora zhexiensis Liang p. 100 figs. Pl 1, fig 1 |
2000 | Lingula Williams et al. p. 32 |
2002 | Lingula Sepkoski, Jr. |
2003 | Lingula Emig |
2008 | Lingula Peng and Shi p. 149 |
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!