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Leptodus cancriniformis

Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae

Taxonomy
Leptodus cancriniformis was named by Liao (1980). Its type specimen is NIGP 43698 and is a mold. Its type locality is Zhongling Section M1-9, Nayong County, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal horizon in China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Leptodus cancriniformis Liao p. 263 figs. Pl 5, figs 42-43
1995Leptodus cancriniformis Zeng et al. figs. Pl 11, fig 5

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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
subfamilyLyttoniinae
genusLeptodus
speciescancriniformis

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
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: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Chongqing) Leptodus cancriniformis (156834)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Sichuan) Leptodus cancriniformis (156809)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hunan) Leptodus cancriniformis (105918)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Chongqing) Leptodus cancriniformis (156847 156860 156863)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Leptodus cancriniformis (112132 type locality: 112349 117481)