Leptaenoidea Hedström 1917 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptaenoideidae

Alternative spelling: Leptaenoidia

Parent taxon: Leptaenoideidae according to M. Rubel 2011

See also Bassett and Cocks 1974, Musteikis and Cocks 2004, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Leptaenisca, Leptaenomendax, Liljevallia, Taleoleptaena

Subtaxa: Leptaenoidea biohermica Leptaenoidea rugata Leptaenoidea silurica

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Type: Strophomena rugata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Estonia (7 collections), Sweden (6)

Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences

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