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Leptathyris

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Leptathyris is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Didymothyridinae by Williams et al. (2002).

Species
L. index
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. borki, L. circula, L. deino, L. obsolescens, L. salairica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Leptathyris Sepkoski
2002Leptathyris Williams et al. p. 1519

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilyDidymothyridinaeModzalevskaya 1979
genusLeptathyris

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.

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†Leptathyris index Johnson 1971
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Givetian or 410.62000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5USA (Alaska) L. borki (3476 3478 3480 3483 3486)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5China (Guangxi) L. sp. (25866)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Czechia L. deino (5783)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Russian Federation L. salairica (35718 35719)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Canada (Nunavut) L. sp. (26624 26625)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czechia L. deino (5792 5818 5819) L. sp. (235317)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Nevada) L. circula (3826 5293 5294 5295 5296 5297 5298 5299 5302 5303 5304) L. index (3830 44124) L. sp. (5305)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31USA (Nevada) L. obsolescens (94266 94278)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Northwest Territories) L. obsolescens (94512 94513 94514)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Nevada) L. obsolescens (94402) L. sp. (94270 94277 94403 94409)