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Brachyprion leda

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae

Discussion

Formerly Strophomena leda Billings (1860). See opinion history.

Taxonomy
Strophomena leda was named by Billings (1860). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Brachyprion, Brachyprion (Brachyprion).

It was recombined as Brachyprion (Brachyprion) leda by Dewing (1999); it was recombined as Brachyprion leda by Bassett and Cocks (1974), Jin and Chatterton (1997) and Rubel (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. costatula, B. inflata, Stropheodonta seretensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Brachyprion leda Bassett and Cocks
1997Brachyprion leda Jin and Chatterton
1999Brachyprion (Brachyprion) leda Dewing pp. 60-65 figs. Pl. 26, figs. 11-15; Pl. 27, figs. 1-15; Pl. 28, figs. 1-6; Text-figs. 57-58
2011Brachyprion leda Rubel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyLeptostrophiidaeCaster 1939
genusBrachyprionShaler 1865
speciesleda(Billings 1860)

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.

†Brachyprion leda Billings 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 11:18:12
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:18:12
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Telychian or 443.40000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Quebec) Brachyprion leda (158820 158822 158823)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Quebec) Brachyprion leda (158591 158596 158598 158599 158600 158601 158602 158603 158604 158606 158607 158608 158609 158610 158611 158614 158615 158616 158617 158618 158768 158779 158781 158785 158787 158789 158790 158829 158867 158870 158871 158873 158874 158875 158876 158877 158879 159215)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) Brachyprion leda (158728 158732 158733 158739 158743 158746 158748 158752 158753 158754 158755 158756)