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Leptoconchus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Coralliophilidae

Taxonomy
Leptoconchus was named by Rueppell (1834). It is extant.

It was assigned to Coralliophilidae by Lozouet and Renard (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Leptoconchus Rueppell
1998Leptoconchus Lozouet and Renard

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyCoralliophilidaeChenu 1859
genusLeptoconchusRueppell 1834

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Leptoconchus Rueppell 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:20:14
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:14
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 28.10000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France L. costatus (74857 74860)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) L. costatus (90457) L. duvergieri (74865)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan L. rostratus (96943 96945)