lingula

[ ling-gyuh-luh ]

/ ˈlɪŋ gyə lə /

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noun, plural lin·gu·lae

[ling-gyuh-lee]. /ˈlɪŋ gyəˌli/.

a tongue-shaped organ, process, or tissue.

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Origin of lingula

1655–65; <New Latin, Latin lingula, diminutive of lingua tongue; cf. ligula

lin·gu·lar, adjective

The genus Lingula (Mollusca) has also come down from remotest ages, having outlived all its earlier associates.
Geology|James Geikie
Another interesting point is a most curious chemical relation of the Lingula, with reference to the material of its shell.
The Story of the Earth and Man|J. W. Dawson
Lingula, among others, is remarkable as being a form that has survived from the earliest geological period to the present day.
Stories of the Universe: Animal Life|B. Lindsay
The specimens of existing Lingula are precisely similar to those found in the earliest geological formations.
Scientific American, Volume 40, No. 13, March 29, 1879|Various

Having minute hairs as in Orbicula, Lingula, &c. and the jointed feelers of the Cirripedes.
A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby