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Leptostrophia beechhillensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae

Taxonomy
Rafinesquina beechhillensis was named by McLearn (1924).

It was recombined as Leptostrophia beechhillensis by Harper (1973); it was misspelled as Leptostrophia beechillensis by Pickerill and Hurst (1983).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Rafinesquina beechhillensis McLearn p. 60 figs. pl. 4, fig. 15
1973Leptostrophia beechhillensis Harper p. 35 figs. Plate X, figures 1-6
1983Leptostrophia beechillensis Pickerill and Hurst

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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
speciesbeechhillensis(McLearn 1924)

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.

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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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Rhuddanian or 443.10000 to 440.50000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Nova Scotia) Leptostrophia beechhillensis (3833 3834 3835 49822)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Leptostrophia beechillensis (3219 3221 3222 3224 3225 3227 3228 3230 3231 3233 3234 3236)