Leptestiina Opik 1933 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptestiidae

Alternative spelling: Leangella (Leptestiina)

Parent taxon: Leptestiidae according to M. Liljeroth et al. 2017

See also Mitchell 1977, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Bekella, Bilobia, Isophragmatinae, Isopiiragmatinae, Leangella, Leptestia, Rurambonites, Sampo, Sortanella

Subtaxa: Leptestiina derfelensis Leptestiina indentata Leptestiina oepiki Leptestiina prantli

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Type: Leptestiina prantli

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Australia (1 collection)

• Ordovician of China (6), the Czech Republic (2), France (4), Ireland (10), Norway (11), Portugal (1), Spain (4), Sweden (6), the United Kingdom (25), United States (1: Maine)

Total: 71 collections including 72 occurrences

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