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Levenea lenticularis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae

Taxonomy
Orthis lenticularis was named by Vanuxem (1842).

It was misspelled as Levenia lenticularis by Oliver (1952); it was recombined as Levenea lenticularis by Schuchert and Cooper (1932), Racheboeuf and Feldman (1990).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Orthis lenticularis Vanuxem
1932Levenea lenticularis Schuchert and Cooper p. 123
1952Levenia lenticularis Oliver
1990Levenea lenticularis Racheboeuf and Feldman p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyDalmanellidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyIsorthinaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusLeveneaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
specieslenticularis(Vanuxem 1842)

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.

Levenea lenticularis Vanuxem 1842
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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: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-03 13:19:51
Modified: 2009-06-03 15:19:51
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) Levenia lenticularis (9538 9539 9540 9541 9542 9543 9544 9545 9546 9548 9549 9550 9551 9552 9554 9613 9614 9615 9617)