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Leptaena ventricosa

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Leptaena ventricosa was named by Williams (1963). Its type specimen is BB. 29042, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Leptaena (Leptaena) ventricosa by Cocks (2008), Cocks (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. dicax, L. khantaica, L. qianbeiensis, L. rhomboidalls, L. rugosa, L. xyziltchigaensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Leptaena ventricosa Williams pp. 462 - 464 figs. PI. 15, figs. 1-6, 9
2008Leptaena (Leptaena) ventricosa Cocks p. 59
2010Leptaena (Leptaena) ventricosa Cocks p. 1180 figs. Plate 6, figures 9–10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyRafinesquinidaeSchuchert 1893
subfamilyLeptaeninaeHall and Clarke 1894
genusLeptaenaDalman 1828
speciesventricosa

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Leptaena ventricosa Williams 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available