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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Lingula anatina

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Brachiopoda

Class

Lingulata

Order

Lingulida

Family

Lingulidae

Genus

Lingula

Species

Lingula anatina

Lingulata🌊 Marine predator / filter feeder

Lamp shell

Lingula anatina (Lamp shell · ミドリシャミセンガイ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NE (Not Evaluated)

Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Marine predator / filter feeder

Length · Height

No data · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

In sandy mud of tidal flats, from the intertidal zone to the shallow subtidal zone (lives in burrows)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 The story of the lamp shell illustrates how large reclamation projects like the Saemangeum seawall dry out the homes of tidal flat organisms (Hong et al. 2007).
💡 Although its outer appearance resembles a clam, it belongs to the phylum Brachiopoda (SeaLifeBase), making it a different group from the clams (mollusks) served at the dining table.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

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📖 1. Overview

The lamp shell looks like a clam, but it is a marine animal belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda that burrows in sandy mud.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

It is a brachiopod with two shells. A distinctive bivalve that lives attached to lamp shell valves has been reported from the west coast of Korea.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It is a filter feeder with separate sexes that fertilizes eggs by releasing eggs and sperm into the water. The eggs pass through a swimming larval stage before becoming adults.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

A 2007 study reported that a bivalve living attached to lamp shells in the Saemangeum tidal flat on the west coast of Korea faced the risk of disappearing as the tidal flat dried out after the seawall was completed in 2006.