Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptestiidae
Alternative combination: Leptaena scissa
Belongs to Leangella according to T. L. Modzalevskaya and L. E. Popov 1995
See also Cocks 1970, Cocks 2005, Reed 1917 and Rubel 2011
Sister taxa: Leangella (Leangella), Leangella cylindrica, Leangella triangularis, Opikella tvaerensis, Diambonia discuneata
Subtaxa: Leangella scissa triangularis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Kazakhstan (7 collections), Lithuania (2), Mongolia (1), Norway (42), the United Kingdom (124)
• Ordovician to Silurian of Norway (1)
• Ordovician of Sweden (1), Turkey (1), the United Kingdom (4)
Total: 183 collections each including a single occurrence
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