<em>Lingula anatina</em> (VIDEO)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

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Lingulid brachiopods are regarded as one of the most primitive of brachiopods. Their shells do not have any locking mechanisms. These animals rely on complex musculature to move the valves.

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