Leptaenopyxis kerfornei Racheboeuf 1976 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Full reference: P. R. Racheboeuf. 1976. Le genre Leptaenopyxis (Brachiopoda, Leptaenidae) dans le Dévonien du Massif Armoricain. Geobios 9(6):719-739

Belongs to Leptaenopyxis according to P. R. Racheboeuf 1976

Sister taxon: Leptaenopyxis bouei

Type specimen: LPB n˚ 3645. Its type locality is Saint-Pierre-sur-Erve, which is in an Emsian carbonate limestone/sandstone in the Montguyon Formation of France.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of France (6 collections), Germany (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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