Lingula is a genus of brachiopods within the class Lingulata. Lingula or forms very close in appearance have existed possibly since the Cambrian . Like its relatives, it has two unadorned …

Lingula lives from the tidal zone to 23 fathoms (about 42 metres [138 feet]). Most modern branchiopods anchor by the pedicle to pebbles, to the undersides of stones, or to other hard …

Sep 25, 2024 · Despite its superficial resemblance to bivalve mollusks, Lingula is characterized by distinctive anatomical features such as a lophophore and inarticulate shells, which have …

Lingula is Latin for "little tongue". It can stand for: Lingula, a brachiopod genus of the family Lingulidae, which is among the few brachiopods surviving today but also known from fossils …

Sep 18, 2015 · Here we decode the 425-Mb genome of Lingula anatina to gain insights into brachiopod evolution. Comprehensive phylogenomic analyses place Lingula close to molluscs, …

Proof that Lingula (Brachiopoda) is not a living-fossil, and emended diagnoses of the Family Lingulidae. Carnets de Géologie/Notebooks on Geology, Letter 2003/01, (CG2003_L01_CCE) …

Oct 7, 2024 · Lingula is a genus of brachiopods within the class Lingulata. Lingula or forms very close in appearance have existed possibly since the Cambrian. Like its relatives, it has two …

Lingulata brachiopods differ from most other brachiopods by having a shell that is composed of calcium phosphate instead of calcite. Muscles hold their shells together rather than teeth and …

Dec 10, 2008 · In 1812 the first fossil lingulids were discovered in the Mesozoic and Palaeozoic strata of the U.K. and were referred to Lingula on the basis of similarity in the form of the shell. …

Oct 1, 2022 · The Lingulidae (Lingulida: Linguloidea) are inarticulate brachiopods that live in a vertical burrow in intertidal to subtidal soft sediments (Peng et al., 2007). Lingulids are well …