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Leptaena (Leptaena) tenuistrata

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy

Leptaena (Leptaena) tenuistrata was named by Sowerby (1839).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

L. dicax

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1839	Leptaena (Leptaena) tenuistrata Sowerby

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata
—	Panbrachiopoda	Carlson and Cohen 2020
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805

Rank	Name	Author
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Strophomenata	Williams et al 1996
order	Strophomenida	Opik 1934
superfamily	Strophomenoidea	King 1846
family	Rafinesquinidae	Schuchert 1893
subfamily	Leptaeninae	Hall and Clarke 1894
genus	Leptaena	Dalman 1828
subgenus	Leptaena	Dalman 1828
species	tenuistrata	Sowerby 1839

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 (Leptaena) tenuistrata Sowerby 1839

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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Burrellian to the top of the Cheneyan or 456.60000 to 451.30000 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Burrellian - Cheneyan	456.6 - 451.3	United Kingdom (Wales)	Leptaena tenuistrata (173787)