Lingula
See also: lingula
Translingual
Lingula anatina (left)
Etymology
From Latin lingua (“tongue”) + -ula (“diminutive suffix”), or possibly from lingula (“spoon”).
Proper noun
†Lingula f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lingulidae – certain intertidal brachiopods from the Tertiary (and perhaps Cretaceous) to the present.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Brachiopoda - phylum; Lingulata - class; Lingulida - order; Linguloidea - superfamily; Lingulidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lingula adamsi, Lingula anatina (type species), Lingula dregeri, Lingula eocenica, Lingula parva, Lingula reevii, Lingula rostrum, Lingula tenuis, Lingula translucida, Lingula tumidula, Lingula waikatoensis (species)
References
- Lingula on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Lingula at Encyclopedia of Life
- Lingula at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Lingula at Fossilworks
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