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
Type: Leptestiina prantli
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Australia (1 collection)
• Dobrotivian of France (1)
• Ordovician of China (6), the Czech Republic (3), France (3), Ireland (10), Norway (11), Portugal (1), Spain (4), Sweden (6), the United Kingdom (25), United States (1: Maine)
Total: 72 collections including 73 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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