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Leptostrophiidae

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Leptostrophiidae Caster
2000Leptostrophiidae Williams et al. p. 278
2004Leptostrophiidae Musteikis and Cocks
2004Leptostrophiidae Racheboeuf et al. p. 101
2005Leptostrophiidae Cocks p. 269
2011Leptostrophiidae Rubel
2015Leptostrophiidae Hints and Harper

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyLeptostrophiidaeCaster 1939
familyLeptostrophiidaeCaster 1939

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. †Leptostrophiidae Caster 1939
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G. †Brachyprion Shaler 1865
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Subg. †Brachyprion (Eomegastrophia) Cocks 1967
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Strophomena philomela Billings 1860
Subg. †Brachyprion (Erinostrophia) Cocks and Worsley 1993
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Erinostrophia undata McCoy 1846
Brachyprion arenacea Davidson 1871
Brachyprion arenaceus Lamont and Gilbert 1945
Brachyprion attenuata Amsden 1951
Brachyprion kurzemensis Rybnikova 1966
Brachyprion leda Billings 1860
Brachyprion mirabilis Johnson 1970
Brachyprion portlocki Reed 1952
Brachyprion robustus Twenhofel 1928
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Castellaroina fascifer Kayser 1897
Castellaroina fuertensis Benedetto and Montoya 2015
Castellaroina telimelensis Racheboeuf and Villeneuve 1992
G. †Eomegastrophia Cocks 1967
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Eomegastrophia ethica Cocks 1967
Eomegastrophia philomena Billings 1860
G. †Eostropheodonta Bancroft 1949
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Eostropheodonta chilcaensis Benedetto 1995
Eostropheodonta chilcaensis parvula Benedetto and Montoya 2015
Eostropheodonta conradii Harrington 1950
Eostropheodonta delicata Baarli 1995
Eostropheodonta discumbata Cocks et al. 1970
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Invalid names: Eostropheodonta siluriana Davidson 1871 [synonym], Eostropheodonta whittingtoni Bancroft 1949 [synonym]
Eostropheodonta luna Angelin and Lindström 1880
Eostropheodonta schmalenseei Bergström 1968
Eostropheodonta squamosa Havlicek 1971
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Invalid names: Eostropheodonta jebiletensis Havlicek 1971 [synonym]
Eostropheodonta ultrix Marek and Havlíček 1967
Invalid names: Aphanomena Bergstrom 1968 [synonym], Neokjaerina [synonym]
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Gibberostrophia gibbera Amsden 1958
G. †Leptostrophia Hall and Clarke 1892
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Subg. †Leptostrophia (Leptostrophia) Hall and Clarke 1892
Leptostrophia beckii Hall 1857
Leptostrophia reedi Bancroft 1949
Invalid names: Magniventra Harper and Boucot 1978 [synonym]
G. †Mesoleptostrophia Harper and Boucot 1978
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Mesoleptostrophia cocksi Havlicek and Storch 1990
Mesoleptostrophia filosa Sowerby 1839
Invalid names: Leptostrophiella [synonym], Mitchellella [synonym]
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Nervostrophia extensa Cooper and Dutro 1982
Nervostrophia geniculata Cooper and Dutro 1982
Nervostrophia latissima Quenstedt 1871
Nervostrophia mucrospina Cooper and Dutro 1982
Nervostrophia multinervosa Stainbrook 1945
Nervostrophia plana Cooper and Dutro 1982
Nervostrophia solida Cooper and Dutro 1982
G. †Palaeoleptostrophia Rong and Cocks 1994
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Palaeoleptostrophia compressa de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
Palaeoleptostrophia tenuis Williams 1951
G. †Protoleptostrophia Caster 1939
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Invalid names: Siberistrophia [synonym], Tastaria [synonym]
G. †Protomegastrophia Caster 1939
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G. †Retrorstrophia Mottequin 2008
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Retrorstrophia retrorsa Kayser 1881
G. †Viodostrophia Villas and Cocks 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Pedically attached, stationary, suspension-feeder (McKerrow, 1979). BODY SIZE: Based on component genera; 5 of 5 genera share 10 to < 100 length, 5 of 5 share 10 to < 100 width.f
Created: 2009-04-13 10:28:32
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:59:15
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Harnagian to the top of the Famennian or 458.40000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (1281 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harnagian - Soudleyan458.4 - 457.2Norway (Hamar -Nes) Stropheodonta williamsi (162624)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Norway Stropheodonta williamsi (188211)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Norway (Hedmark) Stropheodonta williamsi (194825)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Nes-Hamar) Stropheodonta helgoeyensis (164008)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Norway Eostropheodonta hirnantensis (159536)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) Aphanomena planoconvexa (159214)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Iran Eostropheodonta sp. (234906)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) Eostropheodonta luna (73413)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Aphanomena planoconvexa (158574 158578 158585 158587)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Québec) Eostropheodonta siluriana (24455)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Colombia (Boyaca) Rhytistrophia caribbeana (36012)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (West Virginia) Nervostrophia nervosa (54238)
Frasnian - Famennian382.7 - 358.9Afghanistan (Vardak) Nervostrophia sp. (84635)
Frasnian - Famennian382.7 - 358.9USA (Virginia) Nervostrophia sp. (636)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Belgium Nervostrophia sp. (92843)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Canada (Northwest Territories) Nervostrophia vestita (3397)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1USA (Iowa) Nervostrophia extensa (35503)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Belgium Gamphalosia sp., Retrorstrophia retrorsa (92828) Nervostrophia latissima (92831) Retrorstrophia retrorsa (92829 92847)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1USA (Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia) Nervostrophia sp. (5925)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (New York) Strophodonta perplana (14261 54260 54261 54493)