Leptella sordida Billings 1862 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Taffiidae

Alternative combination: Leptaena sordida

Belongs to Leptella according to J. Hansen and L. E. Holmer 2011

Sister taxa: Leptella (Leptella), Leptella (Petroria), Leptella exigua, Leptella grandis, Leptella musculosa, Leptella nevadensis, Leptella pseudoretroflexa, Leptella sarytumensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Leptella sordida in the database

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