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Leangella (Leangella) sholeshookensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptestiidae

Taxonomy
Leptelloidea sholeshookensis was named by Jones (1928). Its type specimen is GSM 37538, a valve (dorsal valve internal mould), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Exposure in Lower Cresswell farmyard, 2.5 km south of St. Clears, which is in a Rawtheyan marine mudstone in the Slade and Redhill Mudstone Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Leangella sholeshookensis by Cocks (1978); it was recombined as Leangella (Leangella) sholeshookensis by Cocks (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. llandeiloensis, L. namurensis, L. mutabilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Leptelloidea sholeshookensis Jones p. 488 figs. pl. 25 f. 19-19a
1978Leangella sholeshookensis Cocks p. 96
2014Leangella (Leangella) sholeshookensis Cocks p. 32 figs. 9A-H

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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
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyLeptestiidaeOpik 1933
genusLeangellaOpik 1933
subgenusLeangellaOpik 1933
speciessholeshookensis()

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: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
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 11:15:24
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:15:24
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Cautleyan to the top of the Rawtheyan or 449.20000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Wales) Leangella sholeshookensis (185100 185101)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Leangella sholeshookensis (185117) Leptelloidea sholeshookensis (type locality: 185129)