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Leptoptygma golconda

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Leptoptygma golconda was named by Thein and Nitecki (1974). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. laolongdongense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Leptoptygma golconda Thein and Nitecki
2002Leptoptygma golconda Pan and Erwin pp. 29 - 32
2023Leptoptygma golconda Wagner p. 6165

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
genusLeptoptygma
speciesgolconda

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.

†Leptoptygma golconda Thein and Nitecki 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:17:45
Source: f = family
Reference: Wagner 2023

Age range: Arnsbergian or 326.90000 to 323.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Illinois) Leptoptygma golconda (59825)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6China (Ningxia) Leptoptygma golconda (671)