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Leptodesma (Leiopteria)
Taxonomy
Leiopteria was named by Hall (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-l P Guad-l]. It is not extant.
It was reranked as Leptodesma (Leiopteria) by Li (1995); it was reranked as Leptodesma (Leioptera) by Rode and Lieberman (2004).
It was assigned to Pterineidae by Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Leptodesma by Li (1995) and Rode and Lieberman (2004); and to Leiopteriinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was reranked as Leptodesma (Leiopteria) by Li (1995); it was reranked as Leptodesma (Leioptera) by Rode and Lieberman (2004).
It was assigned to Pterineidae by Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Leptodesma by Li (1995) and Rode and Lieberman (2004); and to Leiopteriinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
Subtaxa
Leiopteria angusticoncha, Leiopteria australis, Leiopteria carrandibbiensis, Leiopteria consimilis, Leiopteria elegans, Leiopteria inflata, Leiopteria opportuna, Leiopteria rafinesquii, Leiopteria verrucosa, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) aviculaeformis, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) bonaerensis, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) buhaheensis, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) dutoiti, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) falcata, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) guizhouensis, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) zhangi
Species lacking formal opinion data
Leiopteria dekayi, Leiopteria globosa, Leiopteria hendersoni, Leiopteria rigauxi, Leiopteria subplana, Leptodesma carens, Leptodesma cultellatum, Leptodesma eberti, Leptodesma ehlersi, Leptodesma lamellosa, Leptodesma longa, Leptodesma lunulata, Leptodesma lunulata, Leptodesma pojetai, Leptodesma pseudolaevis, Leptodesma pteriformis, Leptodesma stenzeli
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1883 | Leiopteria Hall |
1980 | Leiopteria Vokes p. 35 |
1980 | Leptodesma (Leiopteria) falcata Xu and Chang p. 7 |
1980 | Leptodesma (Leiopteria) guizhouensis Xu and Chang p. 10 |
1995 | Leptodesma (Leiopteria) Li p. 359 |
2002 | Leiopteria Sepkoski |
2004 | Leptodesma (Leioptera) Rode and Lieberman |
2010 | Leiopteria Bouchet et al. |
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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.
Subg. †Leptodesma (Leiopteria) Hall 1883
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†Leiopteria angusticoncha Gemmellaro 1896
†Leiopteria australis Etheridge Jr. 1898
†Leiopteria carrandibbiensis Dickins 1957
†Leiopteria consimilis Gemmellaro 1896
†Leiopteria elegans de Gregorio 1930
†Leiopteria inflata Gemmellaro 1896
†Leiopteria opportuna Barrande 1881
†Leiopteria rafinesquii Hall 1883
†Leiopteria verrucosa Gemmellaro 1892
†Leptodesma (Leiopteria) aviculaeformis Stuckenberg 1898
†Leptodesma (Leiopteria) bonaerensis Harrington 1955
†Leptodesma (Leiopteria) buhaheensis Lu 1986
†Leptodesma (Leiopteria) dutoiti Harrington 1955
†Leptodesma (Leiopteria) zhangi Li 1995
Invalid names: Leptodesma (Leiopteria) falcata Xu and Chang 1980 [nomen nudum], Leptodesma (Leiopteria) guizhouensis Xu and Chang 1980 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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shell height | 6 | 14.2 | 10.0 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 3.93 | |
valve height | 22 | 12.2 | 4.80 | 48.5 | 11.9 | 10.7 |
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References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009 |
Age range: base of the Llandovery to the top of the Changhsingian or 443.40000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (251 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Silurian | Canada (Manitoba) | Leiopteria subplana (26737) | |
Llandovery | Canada (Ontario) | Leiopteria sp. (444) | |
Llandovery | USA (New York) | Leiopteria sp. (443 463) | |
Llandovery - Ludlow | USA (Maryland) | Leiopteria subplana (41101) | |
Sheinwoodian | USA (New York) | Leiopteria subplana (82511) | |
Sheinwoodian | Austria | Leiopteria sp. (232753) | |
Wenlock | USA (New York) | Leiopteria sp. (471 473 541) Leiopteria subplana (13053 81805 81906) | |
Wenlock - Ludlow | USA (New York) | Leiopteria subplana (12931) | |
Ludlow | China (Yunnan) | Leiopteria sp. (27771) | |
Ludlow - Pridoli | USA (West Virginia) | Leiopteria pennsylvanica (41174) | |
Ludlow - Pridoli | Morocco | Avicula opportuna (27444) | |
Pridoli | Czech Republic | Leiopteria migrans (14080) | |
Pridoli | France | Leiopteria sp. (26114) | |
Pridoli | Poland | Leiopteria contraria (23029 23030 23032) Leiopteria contraria, Leiopteria opportuna (23022) | |
Pridoli - Lochkovian | Poland | Leiopteria contraria (23028) Leiopteria opportuna (13877) | |
Lochkovian | Poland | Leiopteria contraria, Leiopteria opportuna (23017) Leiopteria opportuna (23019) | |
Lochkovian | Ukraine | Leiopteria gulata (23493) | |
Lochkovian | Australia (New South Wales) | Leiopteria sp. (25705 25706 25707) | |
Lochkovian | France | Leiopteria sp. (26115) | |
Lochkovian | Australia (Victoria) | Leiopteria sp. (8420 8492) | |
Lochkovian | Czech Republic | Leiopteria sp. (14121) | |
Early/Lower Devonian | Australia (Victoria) | Leiopteria sp. (8351 8362 8376 8379) | |
Devonian | USA (New Jersey) | Leiopteria laevis (9471) | |
Pragian | Australia (Victoria) | Leiopteria sp. (8498 75682) | |
Pragian - Emsian | Turkey (Istanbul) | Leiopteria gervillei, Leiopteria globosa, Leiopteria sp. (32470) | |
Early/Lower Emsian | Germany (Eifel) | Leiopteria crenatolamellosa (24630) Leiopteria indet. (24620 24625) | |
Emsian | Germany (Eifel) | Leiopteria indet. (24695) | |
Emsian | Germany (Hessen) | Leiopteria pseudolaevis (38349) | |
Emsian | New Zealand | Leptodesma pojetai (40520) | |
Emsian - Eifelian | Brazil (Para) | Leptodesma sp. (37138) | |
Emsian - Eifelian | Ghana | Leiopteria sp. (35605) | |
Late/Upper Emsian | Luxembourg | Leptodesma pseudolaevis (233203) | |
Eifelian | USA (New York) | Leptodesma dekayi (9559) | |
Eifelian | Germany | Leiopteria sp. (60132) | |
Eifelian | Brazil (Para) | Leptodesma sp. (37137) | |
Eifelian | USA (Nevada) | Leiopteria sp. (3830) | |
Eifelian | USA (Maryland) | Leiopteria sp. (611) | |
Eifelian - Givetian | Canada (Ontario) | Leiopteria ausablensis (75583) | |
Eifelian - Givetian | USA (New York) | Leptodesma conradi (54696) Leptodesma sayi (54715 54716) | |
Middle Devonian | USA (New York) | Leiopteria conradi (91226 91227 91236 91237 91240) Leiopteria laevis (91091) | |
Givetian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Leiopteria sp. (627 669 670 9898) Leptodesma laevis (54697) | |
Givetian | USA (Ohio) | Leptodesma ausablensis (38451 38456 38457 38458 38459 38460 38461 38462 38469) | |
Givetian | USA (Iowa) | Leptodesma acutilaris (54695) | |
Givetian | USA (Illinois) | Leiopteria laevis (157345) | |
Givetian | USA (Indiana) | Leiopteria sp. (170009) | |
Givetian | USA (New York) | Leioptera sp. (9363) Leiopteria bigsbyi (89879 111450) Leiopteria conradi (74985) Leiopteria dekayi (86643 86649 89877 89889 89912 89915 89921 89927 89936 89960 89962 89963 111463 111469 111470) Leiopteria dekayi, Leiopteria bigsbyi (111443) Leiopteria laevis (9470 84470 86242 86247 86268 86638 86644 86646 89657 89708 89709 89710 89736 89750 89751 89757 89768 89769 89770 89813 89984 90843 90844 90867 96348 96356 96363 111631) Leiopteria rafinesqui (10108 96210 96211 96212 96213) Leiopteria sp. (5661 8817 8830 8831 9000 9359 89881 89885 89886 89896) | |
Givetian | Libya | Leiopteria sp. (35614) | |
Givetian - Frasnian | USA (New York) | Leptodesma mesacostalis (54698) Leptodesma nitida (54711 54712 54713 54714) | |
Givetian - Frasnian | Libya | Leiopteria sp. (35617) | |
Givetian - Frasnian | USA (Wisconsin) | Leptodesma actualaris (54694) | |
Early/Lower Frasnian | USA (New York) | Leiopteria sp. (65400) | |
Early/Lower Frasnian | Libya | Leiopteria dekayi (35619) | |
Early/Lower Frasnian | France | Leiopteria rigauxi (38812) | |
Frasnian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Leptodesma nitida (54699) Leptodesma sayi (54453) | |
Frasnian | USA (Maryland) | Leptodesma marylandica (54573) Leptodesma nitida (54705) | |
Frasnian | USA (New York) | Leiopteria nitida (3798 3800 3804 3806 3810) Leiopteria sp. (10237 10321 10327 10328 10332 10337 10383 10384 10387 10394 10395 10401 10402 10440 65698) Leiopteria sp., Leptodesma nitida (10382) Leptodesma conradi (10220) Leptodesma nitida (6256 54505 54513 54515 54524 54700 54701 54702 54703 54704 54707 54708 54709 54710) | |
Frasnian | Canada (Alberta) | Leiopteria sp. (657) | |
Frasnian | USA (Missouri) | Leiopteria nitida (3947 3950) Leptodesma nitida (3946 54372 54706) | |
Late/Upper Frasnian | Libya | Leiopteria sp. (35637) | |
Early/Lower Famennian | China | Leptodesma lunulata (162317) | |
Famennian | USA (New York) | Leptodesma torregi (54492) | |
Tournaisian | USA (Iowa) | Leiopteria subovata (3309 3339) | |
Mississippian | USA (Alaska) | Leiopteria sp. (112177) | |
Ivorian - Chadian | Ireland | Leiopteria laminosa (76501) | |
Asbian | United Kingdom (England) | Leiopteria grandis (5995) Leiopteria hirundo (6067) Leiopteria sp. (5991 5994) | |
Brigantian | United Kingdom (England) | Leiopteria sp. (76172) Leiopteria thompsoni (162351) Leiopteria thomsoni (73423 73424) | |
Arnsbergian | United Kingdom (England) | Leiopteria longirostris (8428) Leiopteria thompsoni (162360 162361) | |
Alportian | United Kingdom (England) | Leiopteria hendersoni, Leiopteria thompsoni (162353) | |
Westphalian | Spain | Leiopteria laminosa, Leiopteria sp., Leiopteria squamosa (73298) | |
Asselian | India | Liopteria dutoiti (116800) | |
Asselian | Brazil | Leptodesma dutoiti (139503) | |
Sakmarian | Australia (Western Australia) | Leiopteria carrandibbiensis (87352) | |
Sakmarian | Argentina | Liopteria bonaerensis, Liopteria dutoiti (91636) Liopteria dutoiti (91637) | |
Kungurian | Russian Federation | Leiopteria sp. (114168) Leptodesma aviculaeformis (114216 114303) Leptodesma sp. (114166) | |
Wordian | Japan | Leptodesma sp. (114533) | |
Wordian | Italy | Leiopteria angusticoncha, Leiopteria consimilis, Leiopteria inflata (108672) Leiopteria elegans (233340) Leiopteria verrucosa (108566) | |
Wuchiapingian | China (Qinghai) | Leptodesma buhaheensis (112862 112863) | |
Wuchiapingian | China (Guizhou) | Leptodesma falcata (112000 112002) | |
Lopingian | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Leiopteria sp. (206739) | |
Lopingian | India | Leiopteria sp. (230328) | |
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | China (Hunan) | Leptodesma sp. (105946) | |
Changhsingian | China (Fujian) | Leptodesma zhangi (111733) | |
Changhsingian | China (Guizhou) | Leptodesma falcata (112085) Leptodesma guizhouensis (111983 112009 112089 112090 112094) |