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Leptodesma potens
Taxonomy
Leptodesma potens was named by Hall (1883). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chautauqua Creek, near Summerdale, which is in a Famennian marine siliciclastic in the Chadakoin Formation of New York.
It was recombined as Leptodesma (Leptodesma) potens by Hall (1883), Sterren (2000), Amler (2010).
It was recombined as Leptodesma (Leptodesma) potens by Hall (1883), Sterren (2000), Amler (2010).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. acadica, L. ancilla, L. ardmillanensis, L. bodana, L. borealis, L. carens, L. conradi, L. dawsoni, L. ehlersi, L. elongatum, L. gratissima, L. improvisa, L. improvisa, L. lamellosa, L. longispinum, L. lunulata, L. naviforme, L. novella, L. ohioense, L. parva, L. parvae, L. patricia, L. pteriformis, L. rhomboidea, L. rhomboideum, L. robustum, L. subrhomboidea, L. variabilis, L. venusta, L. fontinalis, L. actualaris, L. acutilaris, L. conradi, L. dekayi, L. laevis, L. marylandica, L. mesacostalis, L. nitida, L. sayi, L. torregi, L. ausablensis, L. lunulata, L. pseudolaevis, L. anatina, L. billingsi, L. cadmus, L. carboniferum, L. cimitum, L. clitus, L. cultellatum, L. deprati, L. eberti, L. extenuatum, L. guangxiensis, L. hector, L. jason, L. lichas, L. longa, L. maclurii, L. mathori, L. mortoni, L. naviforme, L. nereus, L. orus, L. patulum, L. pelops, L. phaon, L. propinquum, L. sociale, L. spinerigum, L. striatula, L. striatus, L. venusta, L. venuta, L. waviformes, L. stenzeli
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1883 | Leptodesma (Leptodesma) potens Hall p. 9 figs. Pl 21, fig 21; pl 22, figs 11, 12, 19, 21 |
| 1883 | Leptodesma potens Hall p. 9 figs. pl. 21, fig. 21 |
| 2000 | Leptodesma (Leptodesma) potens Sterren p. 430 figs. 9C-9E |
| 2006 | Leptodesma potens Anelli et al. p. 1131 |
| 2010 | Leptodesma (Leptodesma) potens Amler p. 17 |
| 2025 | Leptodesma potens Yancey p. 124 fig. 6 |
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†Leptodesma potens Hall 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available