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Leptaena (Leptaena) purpurea

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Leptaena (Leptaena) purpurea was named by Cocks (1968). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Domas, which is in a Telychian marine shale/limestone in the Purple Shale Formation of the United Kingdom.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Leptaena (Leptaena) purpurea Cocks

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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
subgenusLeptaenaDalman 1828
speciespurpureaCocks 1968

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.

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Diagnosis
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