Leptaenopyxis HavlĂ­cek 1963 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Astamena, Bracteoleptaena, Estonomena, Glossoleptaena, Harjumena, Hingganoleptaena, Hollardina, Lepidoleptaena, Leptaena, Leptagonia, Limbimurina, Lioleptaena, Lissoleptaena, Mackerrovia, Notoleptaena, Oandumena, Rugoleptaena, Schmidtomena, Tchadania, Rhactomena

Subtaxa: Leptaenopyxis bouei Leptaenopyxis kerfornei

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Type: Leptaena bouei

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Afghanistan (1 collection), China (11), the Czech Republic (6), France (6), Germany (1), Italy (2), Kyrgyzstan (1), Mongolia (1), the Russian Federation (6), Spain (2), Turkey (1), Vietnam (2)

Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence

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