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Linguliformea
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| Rank | subphylum (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Linguliformea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 42 (4.5%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 530 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Zrzavy, S. Mihulka, and P. Kepka, A. Bezdek, D. Tietz. 1998. Phylogeny of the Metazoa based on morphological and 18S ribosomal DNA evidence. Cladistics 14:249-285 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Lingulata class | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6,945 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Paterinata ✝ class | listed (PBDB) | 337 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Micrina ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 25 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Setatella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1996 | Linguliformea Williams et al. |
| 1998 | Linguliformea Zrzavy et al. |
| 2001 | Linguliformea Carlson p. 1110 |
| 2006 | Linguliformea Emig and Herrera p. 231 |
| 2008 | Linguliformea Peng and Shi p. 155 |
| 2011 | Linguliformea Hansen and Holmer |
| 2017 | Linguliformea 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!
