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Leptaena amelia

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Leptagonia amelia was named by Havlicek (1967).

It was recombined as Orhoria amelia by Havlicek and Storch (1990); it was recombined as Leptaena amelia by Biernat (1981), Havlicek and Storch (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. dicax

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Leptagonia amelia Havlicek p. 99 figs. pl. 15, fig. 3, 6, 7; pl. 19, fig. 1-6, 10-11; text-fig. 41E, 42, 42G.
1981Leptaena amelia Biernat pp. 223 - 224 figs. (Pl. IV, fig. 1-9
1990Orhoria amelia Havlicek and Storch p. 74 figs. Pl. XIII, figs. 1, 2; pl. XIV, figs. 1, 3
1999Leptaena amelia Havlicek and Storch

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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
speciesamelia()

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 amelia Havlicek 1967
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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 Sheinwoodian to the top of the Pridoli or 432.90000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Czechia Leptaena amelia (14092 14096) Orhoria amelia (14051)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Czechia Leptaena amelia (14053 14095 14098)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Poland Leptaena amelia (23040)