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Leptotriticites

Schwagerinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Leptotriticites Sepkoski
2007Leptotriticites Stevens and Stone

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
familySchwagerinidaeDunbar and Henbest 1930
subfamilyTriticitinae(Davydov 1986)
genusLeptotriticites

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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†Leptotriticites americanus Thompson 1954
†Leptotriticites californicus Stevens and Stone 2007
†Leptotriticites fivensis Thompson 1954
†Leptotriticites glenensis Thompson 1954
†Leptotriticites gracilitatus Skinner and Wilde 1965
†Leptotriticites hatchetensis Skinner and Wilde 1965
†Leptotriticites hughesensis Thompson 1954
†Leptotriticites panamintensis Stevens and Stone 2007
†Leptotriticites varius Wilde 2006
†Leptotriticites warmspringensis Stevens and Stone 2007
†Leptotriticites wetherensis Thompson 1954
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2026-03-24 16:11:43
Modified: 2026-03-24 16:11:43
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Loeblich and Tappan 1984, Ueno 2022, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Sakmarian or 303.70000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) L. americana (130043) L. americanus (130044) L. fivensis (129986 129987)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (California) L. americanus (129558) L. americanus, L. hughesensis (129497) L. glenensis, L. hughesensis (129044) L. hughesensis, L. koschmanni (129197) L. koschmanni (129564) L. sp. 2 (129043) L. sp. 2, L. glenensis, L. wetherensis, L. hatchetensis, L. varius (129050)
Gzhelian - Sakmarian303.7 - 290.1USA (California) L. californicus, L. wetherensis, L. gracilitatus (129184)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (New Mexico) L. globulaparvus, L. aculeatus (130049) L. pseudoschmanni (130019) L. varius (130022)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Mexico L. victorioensis (117974)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (New Mexico) L. hatchetensis (130055)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (California) L. californicus (129065) L. californicus, L. gracilitatus (129046) L. californicus, L. hughesensis, L. panamintensis (129806) L. californicus, L. warmspringensis (129187 129190) L. gracilitatus (129155 129158) L. hatchetensis (129037) L. hughesensis (129557 129561) L. hughesensis, L. koschmanni, L. panamintensis (129198) L. sp. 3 (129186) L. sp. 4, L. sp. 1, L. californicus, L. warmspringensis (129188)