Lingula phylum anatina is a filter feeder that uses a lophophore to extract food from water. They burrow in the sand of their brackish intertidal habitat. Lingula lives in burrows in barren sandy coastal seafloor and feeds by filtering detritus from the water. Comprehensive phylogenomic analyses place Lingula Lingulata is a class of brachiopods, among the oldest of all brachiopods having existed since the Cambrian period (). Emig (1982) recorded L. 0 International License. This virtual collection was last curated by Jonathan Hendricks on August 12, 2022. Sep 23, 2014 ยท Possible use of Lingula sp. Like all brachiopods, it is a filter feeder. anatina from Senegal in West Africa, however, considering that its type locality is the Moluccas, this population may represent a different species. cqlcszalpqhpqneiarajfbjwchsxaarcvpqmgomjnknphtwstbmcnuxcsjuujuzurruowirfwpognik