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Levenea llandoveriana

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae

Taxonomy
Resserella llandoveriana was named by Williams (1951) [= Levenea qianbeiensis Rong et al 1974 sensu Rong & Zhan 2006 f. 2C-D = Levenea qianbeiensis Rong et al 1974 sensu Rong et al 2008 pl. 2 f. 13, 15 ].

It was recombined as Mendacella mullockiensis llandoveriana by Temple (1987); it was recombined as Levenea llandoveriana by Rong et al. (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. transversa

Synonyms
  • Isorthis (Protocortezorthis) prima was named by Walmsley and Boucot (1975) [= ?1917 Orthis (Dalmanella) crassa Lindstrom; Reed, 1917, pp. 849-850, pI. 9, figs. 8-10 (non Lindstrom). 1964 Dalmanella aff. testudinaria (Dalman); Boucot and Johnson, p. 3, pI. 1, figs. 1-12; pI. 2, figs. 1-7.]. Its type specimen is USNM 204883, a valve (pedicle valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rough Neuk Quarry, which is in a Rhuddanian marine sandstone in the Mulloch Hill Sandstone Formation of the United Kingdom.

    It was recombined as Isorthis prima by Baarli (1987); it was synonymized subjectively with Levenea llandoveriana by Rong et al. (2013).
  • Isorthis huadongensis was named by Zeng and Hu (1997).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Levenea llandoveriana by Rong et al. (2013).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Resserella llandoveriana Williams p. 96 figs. pl. 4 f. 7-10
1975Isorthis (Protocortezorthis) prima Walmsley and Boucot p. 63 figs. pl. 3 f. 1-3
1987Isorthis prima Baarli fig. 5d
1987Mendacella mullockiensis llandoveriana Temple pp. 39-40 figs. pl. 4 f. 17-27
1988Isorthis (Protocortezorthis) prima Baarli pp. 1108 - 1110 figs. pl. 94 f. 6-9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20, 21,25; text-fig. 3; table 1
1995Isorthis (Protocortezorthis) prima Modzalevskaya and Popov p. 408 figs. 4L-S
1997Isorthis huadongensis Zeng and Hu p. 6 figs. pl. 2 f. 12-14
2013Levenea llandoveriana Rong et al. pp. 79 - 85 figs. 61-65, 66A, 75B, 76B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyDalmanellidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyIsorthinaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusLeveneaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
speciesllandoveriana(Williams 1951)

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.

†Levenea llandoveriana Williams 1951
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Invalid names: Levenea huadongensis Zeng and Hu 1997 [synonym], Levenea prima Walmsley and Boucot 1975 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
height14.56

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: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-03 13:19:51
Modified: 2009-06-03 15:19:51
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Hirnantian to the top of the Telychian or 445.20000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (71 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Turkey Resserella llandoveriana (185134)
Hirnantian - Rhuddanian445.2 - 440.8Russian Federation (Siberia) Isorthis prima (205661)
Hirnantian - Aeronian445.2 - 438.5Norway Isorthis prima (14292)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Norway Isorthis prima (13843 13844 14322)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8China (Jiangxi) Levenea qianbeiensis (151943 151944)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Norway (Oslo-Asker) Isorthis prima (191021)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Kazakhstan (South Central) Isorthis prima (151923 151924 151925 151927 151928 151930) Isorthis prima, Isorthis prima (151931)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Norway (Asker) Isorthis prima (160112 191023 191024 191025 191026 191027 191028 191029 191030 191031 191032 191033 191034 191035) Isorthis prima, Isorthis prima (160113)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (Wales) Resserella llandoveriana (3479 8409)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Isorthis prima (79889)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8China (ZheJiang) Levenea llandoveriana (168825 188392) Levenea qianbeiensis (151945 151946)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8China (Zhejiang) Levenea llandoveriana (168061)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Norway (Sandvika) Isorthis prima (160117)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Norway (Asker) Isorthis prima (191036 191037 191038 191039)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Norway Isorthis prima (2868 2869 2870 2871 2876 2877 2879 2880 2881 2882 2884 2885 2889 2891 14301 14318)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Norway Isorthis prima (502 503)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Sweden Dalmanella testudinaria (3347)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Norway Isorthis prima (14279 14303 14311)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Norway (Asker) Isorthis prima (160129 174360 174453)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Norway (Oslo) Isorthis prima (160110)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Norway (Sandvika) Isorthis prima (160116)