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Leptolepis concentricus

Osteichthyes - Leptolepidiformes - Leptolepididae

Taxonomy
Leptolepis concentricus was named by Egerton (1849). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Dumbleton, Gloucestershire (Brodie coll.), which is in a Toarcian marine limestone in the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. attenuatus, L. brevis, L. formosus, L. nathorsti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Leptolepis concentricus Egerton p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderLeptolepidiformes
familyLeptolepididae
genusLeptolepis
speciesconcentricus

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.

†Leptolepis concentricus Egerton 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-21 06:27:50
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:27:50
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Toarcian or 184.20000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Leptolepis concentricus (type locality: 153651)