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The Lingula have tongue-shaped shells with a long fleshy stalk, or pedicle, with which the animal burrows into sandy or muddy sediments.

Lingula

The Lingula have tongue-shaped shells with a long fleshy stalk, or pedicle, with which the animal burrows…

Lingula is a genus of brachiopods within the class Lingulata. Lingula is among the few brachiopods surviving today but also known from fossils over 500 million years old. Brachiopods are suspension feeding, marine, benthic lophophorates in two higher species, Inarticulata and Articulata.

Modern Lingula

Lingula is a genus of brachiopods within the class Lingulata. Lingula is among the few brachiopods surviving…