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Leptostrophia affinalata

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae

Taxonomy
Protoleptostrophia affinalata was named by Gill (1949). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Leptostrophia affinalata by Talent (1963).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Protoleptostrophia affinalata Gill pp. 100-103 figs. pl. 2 f. 6; pl. 3 f. 19, 22
1963Leptostrophia affinalata Talent pp. 63-64 figs. pl. 33 f. 7-11; pl. 34 f. 1-14; pl. 35 f. 1-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyLeptostrophiidaeCaster 1939
genusLeptostrophiaHall and Clarke 1892
speciesaffinalata(Gill 1949)

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 11:21:09
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:21:09
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Silurian to the top of the Pragian or 443.10000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Australia (Victoria) Leptostrophia affinalata (10187 10191)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Australia (New South Wales) Leptostrophia affinalata (24907)
Helderbergian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) Leptostrophia affinalata (25651)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) Leptostrophia affinalata (25720 75693 75694 75695 75696 75697 75698)