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Lepetodrilidae

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Lepetodrilidae

Taxonomy
Lepetodrilidae was named by McLean (1988). It is extant. Its type is Lepetodrilus.

It was assigned to Lepetodrilacea by McLean (1993); and to Lepetodriloidea by Bouchet et al. (2005) and Bouchet et al. (2017).

Subtaxa
Gorgoleptis, Lepetodrilus (type genus)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Gorgoleptidae McLean
1988Lepetodrilidae McLean
1993Lepetodrilidae McLean p. 27
2005Lepetodrilidae Bouchet et al. p. 244
2017Lepetodrilidae Bouchet et al. p. 336

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyLepetodriloidea(McLean 1988)
familyLepetodrilidaeMcLean 1988
familyLepetodrilidaeMcLean 1988

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. Lepetodrilidae McLean 1988
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G. Gorgoleptis McLean 1988
G. Lepetodrilus McLean 1988
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Invalid names: Gorgoleptidae McLean 1988 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesupero
Life habit: epifaunalsupero
Diet: grazersupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:55:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:55:39
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Lepetodrilus sp. (200653)