Lingula (genus)
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Lingula is a genus of brachiopods within the class Lingulata. Lingula is among the few brachiopods surviving today but also known from fossils over 50 million years old.
[edit] Species
- L. adamsi
- L. anatina
- L. dregeri
- L. eocenica
- L. parva
- L. reevii
- L. rostrum
- L. tenuis
- L. translucida
- L. tumidula
- L. waikatoensis
The updated list of Lingula species is available on http://paleopolis.rediris.es/BrachNet/CLASS/Lingulidae.htm
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