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Leptocoelia murphyi

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Leptocoelia murphyi was named by Johnson (1970). Its type specimen is USNM 157105 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM 10726. Head of McColley Canyon, Sulphur Spring Range, which is in an Emsian carbonate limestone in the McColley Canyon Formation of Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. flabellites

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Leptocoelia murphyi Johnson pp. 165 - 168 figs. Pl. 45, figs. 13-19; Pl. 46, figs. 1-21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchotrematoideaSchuchert 1913
familyLeptocoeliidaeBoucot and Gill 1956
genusLeptocoelia
speciesmurphyi

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.

†Leptocoelia murphyi Johnson 1970
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. G. Johnson 1970Large, strongly biconvex Leptocoelia with few growth lamellae over most of the valve and with a relatively narrow ventral diductor field.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:45:34
Modified: 2009-04-13 12:45:34
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Siegen to the top of the Emsian or 412.30000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Siegen412.3 - 409.1USA (Nevada) Leptocoelia murphyi (164731 164732 164733 164821 164822)
Deer Parkian409.1 - 391.9USA (Nevada) Leptocoelia murphyi (164689 164799 164800)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Nevada) Leptocoelia murphyi (164691 type locality: 164794 164796 164801 164802)