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Leptomitella confusa

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Leptomitidae

Taxonomy
Leptomitella confusa was named by Chen et al. (1989). It is not extant. Its type locality is Maotianshan, unit Cf5, which is in an Atdabanian marginal marine mudstone in the Qiongzhusi Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Leptomitella confusa Chen et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyLeptomitidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
genusLeptomitellaRigby 1986
speciesconfusa

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.

Leptomitella confusa Chen et al. 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-02-19 18:11:35
Modified: 2009-02-19 20:11:35
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5China (Yunnan) Leptomitella confusa (156226)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Leptomitella confusa (86846 90494 96402 type locality: 96412)