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Pseudoleptodus lepidus

Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoleptodus lepidus was named by Cooper and Grant (1974). Its type specimen is USNM 152623f, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Pseudoleptodus lepidus Cooper and Grant pp. 398-399 figs. Pl 132, fig 3-14

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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
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderLyttoniidina
superfamilyLyttonioidea
familyLyttoniidae
subfamilyPoikilosakinaeWilliams 1953
genusPseudoleptodus
specieslepidus

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.

†Pseudoleptodus lepidus Cooper and Grant 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:09
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:09
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum
References: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Pseudoleptodus lepidus (105764)