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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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