Notoleptaena Gill 1951 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Full reference: E. D. Gill. 1951. Two new brachiopod genera from Devonian rocks in Victoria. National Museum of Victoria Memoirs 17:187-205

Parent taxon: Leptaeninae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Gill 1951 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Astamena, Bracteoleptaena, Estonomena, Glossoleptaena, Harjumena, Hingganoleptaena, Hollardina, Lepidoleptaena, Leptaena, Leptaenopyxis, Leptagonia, Limbimurina, Lioleptaena, Lissoleptaena, Mackerrovia, Oandumena, Rugoleptaena, Schmidtomena, Tchadania, Rhactomena

Subtaxa: Notoleptaena linguifera Notoleptaena undulifera

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Type: Notoleptaena linguifera

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (10 collections)

• Silurian of Australia (4)

Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences

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