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Leptaena minuta

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Leptaena minuta was named by Kiaer (1926).

It was recombined as Ludfordina minuta by Kelly (1967).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Leptaena minuta Kiaer
1967Ludfordina minuta Kelly pp. 599 - 600
1994Leptaena minuta Rong and Cocks p. 694

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyRafinesquinidaeSchuchert 1893
subfamilyLeptaeninaeHall and Clarke 1894
genusLeptaenaDalman 1828
speciesminutaKiaer 1926

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.

Leptaena minuta Kiaer 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 09:55:02
Modified: 2018-11-11 09:56:39
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Sandbian to the top of the Cautleyan or 458.20000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Norway Leptaena minuta (164362)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Norway Leptaena minuta (194840)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom Leptaena minuta (163263 163264)