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Leptostrophia

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae

Taxonomy
Leptostrophia was named by Hall and Clarke (1892). It is the type genus of Leptostrophiidae.

It was reranked as Stropheodonta (Leptostrophia) by Reed (1917).

It was assigned to Stropheodonta by Reed (1917); to Stropheodontidae by Bassett and Cocks (1974); to Leptostrophiidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Leptostrophia Hall and Clarke pp. 287 - 288
1917Stropheodonta (Leptostrophia) Reed p. 894
1974Leptostrophia Bassett and Cocks
1978Magniventra Harper and Boucot
2000Leptostrophia Williams et al. p. 278
2002Leptostrophia Sepkoski
2002Magniventra Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyLeptostrophiidaeCaster 1939
genusLeptostrophiaHall and Clarke 1892

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.

G. †Leptostrophia Hall and Clarke 1892
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Subg. †Leptostrophia (Leptostrophia) Hall and Clarke 1892
†Leptostrophia beckii Hall 1857
†Leptostrophia reedi Bancroft 1949
Invalid names: Magniventra Harper and Boucot 1978 [synonym]
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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).g
Created: 2009-06-10 11:21:09
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:21:09
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Frasnian or 443.40000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (242 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Australia (Victoria) L. affinalata (10187 10191)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Quebec) L. reedi (194353)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Stropheodonta jamesoni (188533)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Norway Mesoleptostrophia reedi (14322)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Nova Scotia) L. beechhillensis (3833 3834 3835 49822)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Russian Federation (Siberia) L. andreevae (206542)
Alexandrian443.4 - 436.0Canada (Québec) L. sp. (25153 25154)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Siberia) L. sp. (206306)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4United Kingdom (England) L. sp. (524)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Québec) L. sp. (24538 24539 24543)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany L. sp. (616 60132)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Ontario) Rhytistrophia cooperi (3845)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Nei Mongol) L. sp. (25834)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Spain (Aragon) L. sp. (40435)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Venezuela L. sp. (35900)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Venezuela L. sp. (35901)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Hunan) L. sp. (34987)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Iowa) L. occidentalis (219868)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Venezuela L. sp. (35902)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Colombia (Boyaca) Rhytistrophia caribbeana (36012)