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Leaia buntschiana

Branchiopoda - Diplostraca - Leaiidae

Taxonomy
Leaia buntschiana was named by Beyrich (1864). It is not extant.

Synonyms
  • Leaia leidyi was named by Beyrich (1864). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Leaia buntschiana by Guthörl (1934).
  • Leaia kliveriana was named by Goldenberg (1873). It is not extant. Its type specimen is I. 3088a.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Leaia buntschiana by Guthörl (1934).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Leaia buntschiana Beyrich
1864Leaia leidyi Beyrich
1873Leaia kliveriana Goldenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
classBranchiopodaLatreille 1817
subclassPhyllopoda
superorderCalmanostracaTasch 1969
orderDiplostracaGerstecker 1866
—ConchostracaSars 1867
familyLeaiidaeRaymond 1949
genusLeaiaJones 1862
speciesbuntschianaBeyrich 1864

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.

†Leaia buntschiana Beyrich 1864
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Invalid names: Leaia kliveriana Goldenberg 1873 [synonym], Leaia leidyi Beyrich 1864 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: suspension feederc
Diet 2: detritivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-07-21 10:04:49
Modified: 2010-02-04 14:45:55
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bashkirian to the top of the Westphalian D or 323.20000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2Canada (Nova Scotia) Leaia leidyi (216606 216609 216610)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.5Germany Leaia kliveriana (123953)