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Mesoleptostrophia filosa

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae

Taxonomy
Orthis filosa was named by Sowerby (1839). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Stropheodonta (Leptostrophia) filosa by Reed (1917); it was recombined as Leptostrophia filosa by Holland (1963) and Bassett and Cocks (1974); it was recombined as Mesoleptostrophia filosa by Hoel (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Orthis filosa Sowerby
1839Orthis filosa de Sowerby and Murchison
1917Stropheodonta (Leptostrophia) filosa Reed p. 895
1963Leptostrophia filosa Holland
1974Leptostrophia filosa Bassett and Cocks
2011Mesoleptostrophia filosa Hoel

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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
genusMesoleptostrophiaHarper and Boucot 1978
speciesfilosa(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.

†Mesoleptostrophia filosa 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: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 12:16:58
Modified: 2009-06-10 14:16:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Jaani to the top of the Ludfordian or 433.60000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Lithuania Leptostrophia filosa (192990)
Jaani - Jaagarahu433.6 - 422.9Estonia (Saare) Leptostrophia filosa (195594)
Jaani - Jaagarahu433.6 - 422.9Lithuania Leptostrophia filosa (192579)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Leptostrophia filosa (13524 13525)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Lithuania Leptostrophia filosa (192992)
Sheinwoodian - Homerian433.4 - 427.4Lithuania Leptostrophia filosa (192993)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Ireland Leptostrophia filosa (501)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) Leptostrophia filosa (79881)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Lithuania Leptostrophia filosa (13745)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Mongolia Leptostrophia filosa (41061)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) Leptostrophia filosa (23288)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Lithuania Leptostrophia filosa (192613)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) Leptostrophia filosa (13530)
Homerian - Jaagarahu430.5 - 422.9Lithuania Leptostrophia filosa (192580 192583)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6United Kingdom (England) Leptostrophia filosa (480 23145 23152 23164 23178 23209 23211 23213 49643)
Gorstian - Ludfordian427.4 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Leptostrophia filosa (13531)
Gorstian - Ludfordian427.4 - 423.0Sweden Leptostrophia filosa (192207)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Mongolia Leptostrophia filosa (41062)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (Wales) Leptostrophia filosa (74670 74671)
Ludlow - Elton427.4 - 421.3United Kingdom (Wales) Leptostrophia filosa (74672 74760)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2Russian Federation Leptostrophia filosa (24782)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Leptostrophia filosa (23184 23185)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Leptostrophia filosa (13621)