Leangella (Leangella) fecunda Villas et al. 2002 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptestiidae

Full reference: E. Villas, W. Hammann, and D. A. T. Harper. 2002. Foliomena fauna (Brachiopoda) from the Upper Ordovician of Sardinia. Palaeontology 45(2):267-295

Belongs to Leangella (Leangella) according to E. Villas et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Leangella (Leangella) america, Leangella (Leangella) anatoli, Leangella (Leangella) bakanasensis, Leangella (Leangella) discuneata, Leangella (Leangella) hamari, Leangella (Leangella) longae, Leangella (Leangella) paletsae, Leangella (Leangella) scissa, Leangella (Leangella) segmentum, Leangella (Leangella) septata, Leangella (Leangella) sholeshookensis, Leangella (Leangella) yichangensis

Type specimen: IPUM 27131. Its type locality is Dom 1, 'Riu S'Acqua Frisca'. Cyclopygid Bed. 1.5 km east of Domusnovas, which is in a Kralodvorian offshore claystone in the Domusnovas Formation of Italy.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Italy (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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