Leleshusia Doweld 2015 (tabulate coral)

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Proporidae

Synonym: Granulina Leleshus 1975 [replaced name]

Full reference: A. B. Doweld. 2015. Leleshusia, a new replacement name for Granulina Leleshus, 1975 (Anthozoa: Heliolitoidea) nec Jousseaume, 1888 (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Marginellidae). Zootaxa 3986:588-590

Parent taxon: Proporidae according to A. B. Doweld 2015

See also Hill 1981 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acdalina, Baitalites, Diploepora, Ducdonia, Helenolites, Innapora, Koreanopora, Propora, Rotalites, Thaumatolites

Subtaxa: Leleshusia chinghueiensis Leleshusia ejneqiensis Leleshusia granulosa Leleshusia kiaeri Leleshusia minor Leleshusia pura Leleshusia typylensis

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Type: Plasmoporella granulosa

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic

Distribution:

• Ordovician of China (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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