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Lepetopsis capitanensis

Tergomya - Archinacellida - Metoptomatidae

Taxonomy
Patella capitanensis was named by Girty (1909). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 2966 green, El Capitan, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Lepetopsis capitanensis by Yochelson (1960).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. levitti, L. umbrellum
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2011-05-04

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Patella capitanensis Girty p. 465 figs. Pl 8, figs 8-8b
1960Lepetopsis capitanensis Yochelson p. 282 figs. Pl 57, figs 9-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classTergomya
orderArchinacellida()
superfamilyArchinacelloidea()
familyMetoptomatidae
genusLepetopsis
speciescapitanensis()

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
partNmean
shell height13.80

Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-21 11:50:19
Modified: 2009-04-21 13:50:19
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Patella capitanensis (type locality: 108831)