Lingula anatina
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| Lingula anatina from Stradbroke Island, Australia. | |
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| Species: | L. anatina |
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| Lingula anatina Lamarck, 1801 | |
Lingula anatina is a brachiopod species in the genus Lingula. Like others in its genus, L. anatina is a filter feeder that uses a lophophore to extract food from water. They burrow in the sand of their brackish intertidal habitat.