Leptaena (Leptaena) rugosoides Oraspold 1956 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Alternative combination: Leptaena rugosoides

Full reference: A. L. Oraspold. 1956. New brachiopods from the Jõhvi, Keila and Vasalemma stages. Trudy Instituta geologii AN ESSR 1:41-67

Belongs to Leptaena (Leptaena) according to Alichova 1969

See also Oraspold 1956

Sister taxa: Leptaena (Leptaena) altera, Leptaena (Leptaena) bergstroemi, Leptaena (Leptaena) depressa, Leptaena (Leptaena) diademata, Leptaena (Leptaena) enucleata, Leptaena (Leptaena) haverfordensis, Leptaena (Leptaena) infrunita, Leptaena (Leptaena) ordovicica, Leptaena (Leptaena) purpurea, Leptaena (Leptaena) rhomboidalis, Leptaena (Leptaena) salopiensis, Leptaena (Leptaena) semiovalis, Leptaena (Leptaena) strandi, Leptaena (Leptaena) tenuistrata, Leptaena (Leptaena) tenuistriata, Leptaena (Leptaena) trifidum, Leptaena (Leptaena) valentia, Leptaena (Leptaena) ventricosa

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Estonia (9 collections), Latvia (4), Lithuania (3), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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