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Leptoscapha

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Leptoscapha was named by Fischer (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l T Mi-m Sepkoski's reference number: 530,614].

It was assigned to Volutinae by Darragh (1989) and Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Leptoscapha Fischer
1989Leptoscapha Darragh p. 206
1995Leptoscapha Pacaud and Le Renard p. 166
2002Leptoscapha Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVolutinaeRafinesque 1815
genusLeptoscaphaFischer 1883

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.

G. †Leptoscapha Fischer 1883
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Leptoscapha variculosa Lamarck 1802
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 66.00000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6France L. sp. (20816)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France L. variculosa (171532) Voluta variculosa (184107)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Voluta crassilabrum (72210)