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Leptaena ventricosa

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Leptaena ventricosa was named by Williams (1963). Its type specimen is BB. 29042, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Leptaena (Leptaena) ventricosa by Cocks (2008), Cocks (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. dicax

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Leptaena ventricosa Williams pp. 462 - 464 figs. PI. 15, figs. 1-6, 9
2008Leptaena (Leptaena) ventricosa Cocks p. 59
2010Leptaena (Leptaena) ventricosa Cocks p. 1180 figs. Plate 6, figures 9–10

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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
speciesventricosa

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 ventricosa Williams 1963
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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 Soudleyan to the top of the Cheneyan or 458.20000 to 451.30000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Soudleyan458.2 - 457.2United Kingdom (Wales) Leptaena ventricosa (43637 43639 188588 188589 192387)
Soudleyan458.2 - 457.2United Kingdom (Shropshire) Leptaena ventricosa (46883 46884 46891 46892 46893)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Walers) Leptaena ventricosa (3304)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Wales) Leptaena ventricosa (43640 192388 192389)
Burrellian - Cheneyan456.6 - 451.3United Kingdom (Wales) Leptaena ventricosa (171851 171852)
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Leptaena ventricosa (219884)