Leptestiina derfelensis Jones 1928 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptestiidae

Alternative combinations: Leangella (Leptestiina) derfelensis, Leptellina derfelensis, Leptelloidea derfelensis

Full reference: O. T. Jones. 1928. Plectambonites and some allied genera. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, Palaeontology 1:367-527

Belongs to Leptestiina according to M. Liljeroth et al. 2017

See also Cocks 2010 and Whittington and Williams 1955

Sister taxa: Leptestiina indentata, Leptestiina oepiki, Leptestiina prantli

Subtaxa: Leangella (Leptestiina) derfelensis oepiki

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Type specimen: SM A16671

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Ireland (4 collections), Norway (1), the United Kingdom (6)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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