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Leptella

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Taffiidae

Taxonomy
Leptella was named by Hall and Clarke (1892). Its type is Leptaena sordida.

It was assigned to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Leptellinae by Williams et al. (2000), Hansen and Holmer (2011).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by B. Kröger on 2017-11-19

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Leptella Hall and Clarke
2000Leptella Williams et al. p. 314
2002Eosericoidea Sepkoski
2002Leptella Sepkoski
2011Leptella Hansen and Holmer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyTaffiidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
subfamilyLeptellinaeWilliams 1965
genusLeptellaHall and Clarke 1892

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.

G. †Leptella Hall and Clarke 1892
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Subg. †Leptella (Huacoella) Benedetto and Herrera 1993
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Huacoella radiata Benedetto and Herrera 1993
Subg. †Leptella (Leptella) Hall and Clarke 1892
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Leptella (Leptella) inequicostellata Hansen and Holmer 2011
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Leptella exigua Clark 1924
Leptella grandis Xu et al. 1974
Leptella hubeiensis Zeng 1977
Leptella musculosa Williams and Curry 1985
Leptella nevadensis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
Leptella sarytumensis Nikitina et al. 2006
Leptella sordida Billings 1862
Invalid names: Eosericoidea [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).g
Created: 2009-06-10 12:04:45
Modified: 2009-06-10 14:04:45
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Floian to the top of the Whiterockian or 477.10000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cassinian483.4 - 471.3USA (Tennessee) L. nevadensis (210749 210750 210751 210752 210755)
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Nevada) L. nevadensis (210748)
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Montana) L. sp. (287)
Tulean - Blackhillsian481.7 - 471.3USA (Nevada) L. nevadensis (77186)
Dawan478.8 - 466.6China (JiangSu) L. sp. (7923)
Floian477.1 - 471.3China (Hubei) L. grandis (186113 186114 186115 186116 186117 186118 186119 186120 186121 203694 203695)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Sichuan) L. sp. (5411 5412)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (QingHai) L. sp. (23602)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina L. sp. (8746) L. sp., Huacoella sp. (8745) L. sp., Petroria sp., Huacoella sp. (8721 8744)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Hubei) Eosericoidea sp., L. sp. (4721) L. sp. (4719 4720 4722)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina (San Juan) Huacoella radiata (204370) L. sp., Petroria sp., Huacoella sp. (8743)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Guizhou) L. sp. (4756 4761 4762 4763 4764 4766 5263 5269 5270)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Nevada) L. sp. (104403)
Castlemainian471.3 - 470.3Australia (Tasmania) L. corbetti (166976)
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3Canada (British Columbia) Petroria rugosa (186528)
Castlemainian - Yapeenian471.3 - 469.4Ireland L. musculosa (153922)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4China (Hubei) L. grandis (186122)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Norway (Spitsbergen) L. inequicostellata (189845)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Petroria austrina (14232 80058 80061)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Canada (Quebec) L. exigua (186612)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1Kazakhstan L. sarytumensis (165483 165485)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina L. sp., Petroria rugosa (8748) L. sp., Petroria sp. (8747)
Costonian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2China (Yunnan) L. sp. (5424)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China (YunNan) Petroria sp. (7743)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China (GuangXi) L. sp. (4671)