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Leptestheria

Branchiopoda - Diplostraca - Leptestheriidae

Taxonomy
Leptestheria was named by Sars (1898). It is extant. It is the type genus of Leptestheriidae.

It was assigned to Leptestheriidae by Tasch (1969).

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by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-09-22; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-09-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Leptestheria Sars
1969Leptestheria Tasch p. R150

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
classBranchiopodaLatreille 1817
subclassPhyllopoda
subclassCalmanostraca
orderDiplostracaGerstecker 1866
—OnychocaudataOlesen and Richter 2013
suborderSpinicaudataLinder 1945
superfamilyLimnadioideaBaird 1894
familyLeptestheriidaeDaday 1923
genusLeptestheriaSars 1898

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.

G. Leptestheria Sars 1898
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: suspension feederc
Diet 2: detritivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-07-21 10:04:49
Modified: 2010-02-04 14:45:55
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available