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Leptocoeliidae

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Leptocoeliidae Boucot and Gill
1974Leptocoeliidae Bassett and Cocks
2002Leptocoeliidae Williams et al. p. 1081
2008Leptocoeliidae Boucot et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchotrematoideaSchuchert 1913
familyLeptocoeliidaeBoucot and Gill 1956
familyLeptocoeliidaeBoucot and Gill 1956

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. †Leptocoeliidae Boucot and Gill 1956
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G. †Anabaia
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Invalid names: Harringtonina Boucot 1972 [synonym]
G. †Eocoelia Nikiforova 1961
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Eocoelia akimiskii Jin 2003
Eocoelia angelini Lindström 1861
Eocoelia curtisi Ziegler 1966
Eocoelia hemisphaerica Sowerby 1839
Eocoelia sulcata Prouty 1923
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Leptocoelia murphyi Johnson 1970
G. †Leptocoelina Johnson 1970
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Leptocoelina squamosa Johnson 1970
G. †Pacificocoelia Boucot 1975
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Pacificocoelia infrequens Walcott 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: Attached, epifaunal suspension feeder, attached to algae (McKerrow, 1979).f
Created: 2009-04-13 10:45:34
Modified: 2009-04-13 12:45:34
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Eifelian or 443.40000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (280 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian - Llandovery443.8 - 433.4Canada (New Brunswick) Eocoelia E. hemisphaerica (11549)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Argentina (San Juan) Anabaia n. sp. (25093 185894 185895 185902) Anabaia sp. (203574)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (Wales) Eocoelia sp. (8407)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Eocoelia hemisphaerica (206542 206543 206560)
Alexandrian443.4 - 436.0Canada (Québec) Eocoelia hemisphaerica (25049)
Alexandrian - Ontarian443.4 - 433.4Canada (Québec) Eocoelia sp. (24594 24595 24596)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Eocoelia hemisphaerica (206319)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Nova Scotia) Eocoelia curtisi (3057 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3065 3066 3134 3136 3137 3147) Eocoelia hemisphaerica (3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045) Eocoelia intermedia (3046 3047 3048 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056) Eocoelia sulcata (3149 3151 3159 3160 3164 3165 3167 3170 3172 3174 3176 3178 3185 3187 3188 3189 3190 3192 3193 3200 3201 3202 3203 3204 3205 3206)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (New York) Eocoelia hemispherica (13290) Eocoelia sp. (452 459) Eocoelia sulcata (77054)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Paraguay Anabaia paraia, Eocoelia paraguayensis (25570)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Bolivia (Cochabamba) Australocoelia palmata (36078)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Bolivia (Tarija) Australocoelia palmata (36059 36061)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Bolivia (La Paz) Australocoelia palmata (36064 36065 36066)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Venezuela Leptocoelia sp. (35897 35898)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Brazil (Parana) Australocoelia tourteloti (37075)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Brazil (Santa Catarina) Australocoelia sp. (37140 37141)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Brazil (Goias) Australocoelia sp. (37167 37169)
Eifelian - Frasnian393.3 - 372.2Brazil (Parana) Australocoelia tourteloti (37076)
Middle Devonian - Late/Upper Devonian393.3 - 358.9Colombia Leptocoeliidae indet. (35883)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Brazil (Parana) Australocoelia palmata (106996)