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Leioria bentori

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Leioriidae

Taxonomy
Leioria bentori was named by Cooper (1976). Its type specimen is HU 35164, a shell (ventral valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nimra Formation, (southern) Negev, Israel - Cooper 1976, which is in the Lenian of dolomite the Nimra Formation Israel. It is the type species of Leioria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Leioria bentori Cooper p. 285 figs. pl. 2, figs. 9-16

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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
orderProtorthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyProtorthoideaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
familyLeioriidae
genusLeioria
speciesbentori

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.

†Leioria bentori Cooper 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available