WoRMS taxon details
Lingula anatina Lamarck, 1801
235362 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:235362)
accepted
Species
Lingula affinis Hancock, 1858 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lingula hirundo Reeve, 1859 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lingula murphiana Reeve, 1859 · unaccepted
Lingula smaragdina Adams, 1863 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lingula unguis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > unavailable name
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719 [details] 
Type locality contained in Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Taxonomy While L. anatina is recognized as type species of genus Lingula, it was originally described as Patella unguis Linnaeus...
Taxonomy While L. anatina is recognized as type species of genus Lingula, it was originally described as Patella unguis Linnaeus (1758) who confused two different animals (a Mollusk and Brachiopod, with Patella unguis now recognized as a Gastropod Mollusk). Lamy & Andre (1941) and Rowell (1964) point out this issue an conclude that Lingula anatina is to be used instead of L. unguis. [details]
Verhoeff, T. (2025). World Brachiopoda Database. Lingula anatina Lamarck, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=235362 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719 [details]
original description (of Lingula murphiana Reeve, 1859) Reeve, L.A. (1859). Monograph of the Genus Lingula. <em>Conchologia iconica.</em> 13: Plate I and II., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/itempdf/87607
note: Reeve records the original describer of the species as 'King, M.S.', but this doesn't seem to be a published source, leaving Reeve 1859 as the first published use of the species name. [details]
original description (of Lingula hirundo Reeve, 1859) Reeve, L.A. (1859). Monograph of the Genus Lingula. <em>Conchologia iconica.</em> 13: Plate I and II., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/itempdf/87607 [details]
original description (of Lingula smaragdina Adams, 1863) Adams, A. (1863). On the genera and species of Recent Brachiopoda found in the seas of Japan. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 11: 98–101. [details]
original description (of Lingula affinis Hancock, 1858) Hancock, A. (1858). On the organization of Brachiopoda. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.</em> 148: 791-869. [details]
basis of record Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Lingula murphiana Reeve, 1859) Reeve, L.A. (1859). Monograph of the Genus Lingula. <em>Conchologia iconica.</em> 13: Plate I and II., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/itempdf/87607
note: Reeve records the original describer of the species as 'King, M.S.', but this doesn't seem to be a published source, leaving Reeve 1859 as the first published use of the species name. [details]
original description (of Lingula hirundo Reeve, 1859) Reeve, L.A. (1859). Monograph of the Genus Lingula. <em>Conchologia iconica.</em> 13: Plate I and II., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/itempdf/87607 [details]
original description (of Lingula smaragdina Adams, 1863) Adams, A. (1863). On the genera and species of Recent Brachiopoda found in the seas of Japan. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 11: 98–101. [details]
original description (of Lingula affinis Hancock, 1858) Hancock, A. (1858). On the organization of Brachiopoda. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.</em> 148: 791-869. [details]
basis of record Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Lamy, E.; André, M. (1941). Notes sur les espèces lumarckiennes de Brachiopodes vivants. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 84(2/3): 183-196. [details]
taxonomy source Rowell, A.J. (1964). Lingula Bruguière (1797) (Brachiopoda : Inarticulata) : proposed designation of a type-species under the plenary powers. Z.N. (S), 1958. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 21: 222-224.
note: Proposal submitted to use Lingula anatina as the species name over Lingula unguis, as the latter had been originally described by Linnaeus (1758) (as Patella unguis) from a mixture of specimens compri...
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redescription Emig, C.C. (1982). Taxonomie du genre Lingula (Brachiopodes, Inarticulés). <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Series 4.</em> 4(3-4): 337-367. [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy source Rowell, A.J. (1964). Lingula Bruguière (1797) (Brachiopoda : Inarticulata) : proposed designation of a type-species under the plenary powers. Z.N. (S), 1958. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 21: 222-224.
note: Proposal submitted to use Lingula anatina as the species name over Lingula unguis, as the latter had been originally described by Linnaeus (1758) (as Patella unguis) from a mixture of specimens compri...
Proposal submitted to use Lingula anatina as the species name over Lingula unguis, as the latter had been originally described by Linnaeus (1758) (as Patella unguis) from a mixture of specimens comprising gastropod mollusk and brachiopod, with the name 'unguis' being retained for the mollusk.
redescription Emig, C.C. (1982). Taxonomie du genre Lingula (Brachiopodes, Inarticulés). <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Series 4.</em> 4(3-4): 337-367. [details] Available for editors
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context source (MSBIAS)
MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
context source (HKRMS) Fong, C. W. (1998). Some aspects of the ecology of the seagrass Zostera japonica in Hong Kong. <em>MPhil thesis. The University of Hong Kong.</em> [details]
additional source Emig, C.C. (1979). Three species of Lingula from the Queensland Coast. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum19(3): 381-391.</em>
note: Records the species (and two other Lingula) from the Queensland coast of Australia. [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (HKRMS) Fong, C. W. (1998). Some aspects of the ecology of the seagrass Zostera japonica in Hong Kong. <em>MPhil thesis. The University of Hong Kong.</em> [details]
additional source Emig, C.C. (1979). Three species of Lingula from the Queensland Coast. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum19(3): 381-391.</em>
note: Records the species (and two other Lingula) from the Queensland coast of Australia. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy While L. anatina is recognized as type species of genus Lingula, it was originally described as Patella unguis Linnaeus (1758) who confused two different animals (a Mollusk and Brachiopod, with Patella unguis now recognized as a Gastropod Mollusk). Lamy & Andre (1941) and Rowell (1964) point out this issue an conclude that Lingula anatina is to be used instead of L. unguis. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | sea bamboo shootsduck's bill linguladuck linguladuck lamp shellcommon oriental lamp shell | [details] |
| German | ZungenmuschelGemeine Asiatische Zungenmuschel | [details] |
| Japanese | ミドリシャミセンガイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (60 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (402 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lingula anatina)
To GenBank (49918 nucleotides; 41554 proteins) (from synonym Lingula unguis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (49918 nucleotides; 41554 proteins)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (402 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lingula anatina)
To GenBank (49918 nucleotides; 41554 proteins) (from synonym Lingula unguis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (49918 nucleotides; 41554 proteins)
To ITIS
