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Lepidoleuconidae

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Lepidoleuconidae

Taxonomy
Lepidoleuconidae was named by Vacelet (1967). It is extant. Its type is Lepidoleucon.

It was assigned to Lithonida by Finks et al. (2004); and to Baerida by Vacelet (2015).

Subtaxa
Lepidoleucon (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Lepidoleuconidae Vacelet
2004Lepidoleuconiidae Finks et al. p. 752
2015Lepidoleuconidae Vacelet p. 305

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
RankNameAuthor
orderBaeridaBorojevic and Boury-Esnault
familyLepidoleuconidaeVacelet 1967
familyLepidoleuconidaeVacelet 1967

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.

Fm. Lepidoleuconidae Vacelet 1967
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G. Lepidoleucon Vacelet 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:57:05
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:57:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available