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Leptellina spatiosa

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptellinidae

Taxonomy
Leptellina spatiosa was named by Zhan and Jin (2005). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AFI1680. Shizigou Valley, which is in a Darriwilian offshore mudstone in the Shihtzupu Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Leptellina spatiosa Zhan and Jin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyLeptellinidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
subfamilyLeptellininaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
genusLeptellinaUlrich and Cooper 1936
speciesspatiosa

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.

Leptellina spatiosa Zhan and Jin 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 11:12:33
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:12:33
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Darriwilian or 467.30000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Yunnan) Leptellina spatiosa (type locality: 54187)