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Leella bellula

Staffellidae

Taxonomy
Leella bellula was named by Dunbar and Skinner (1937). It is the type species of Leella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Leella bellula Dunbar and Skinner p. 604 figs. Pl 46, figs 1-15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
suborderFusulinina(Wedekind 1937)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFusulinoidea(Möller 1878)
familyStaffellidaeMiklukho-Maklay 1949
genusLeella
speciesbellula

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.

†Leella bellula Dunbar and Skinner 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-25 09:17:40
Modified: 2007-11-25 11:17:40
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Loeblich and Tappan 1984

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Armenia Leella bellula (82000 88706 113725)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Azerbaijan Leella bellula (82115 82257)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Leella bellula (184261 184263 184264)