Leptaenisca Beecher 1890 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptaenoideidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Leptaenoidea, Leptaenomendax, Liljevallia, Taleoleptaena

Subtaxa: Leptaenisca concava Leptaenisca irregularis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (4: Northwest Territories, Yukon, Yukon Territory collections), the Russian Federation (2), United States (17: Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee)

• Niagaran of Canada (1: Québec)

• Silurian to Devonian of United States (1: Oklahoma)

• Silurian of Canada (2: Quebec, Québec), United States (10: Missouri, Oklahoma)

Total: 37 collections each including a single occurrence

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