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Leptostega hyperborea

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Leptostega hyperborea was named by Parkhaev (2005). Its type specimen is PIN 5083/0092, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 7-96.0, left bank of the Bol'shaja Kuonamka River, which is in a Botomian carbonate limestone in the Emyaksin Formation of the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Leptostega hyperborea Parkhaev

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderHelcionellida
superfamilyHelcionelloidea(Wenz 1938)
familyHelcionellidae
genusLeptostega
specieshyperborea

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.

Leptostega hyperborea Parkhaev 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 17:55:39
Modified: 2009-10-09 12:02:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Botomian to the top of the Solvan or 516.00000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Leptostega hyperborea (type locality: 97799 174258)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Leptostega hyperborea (49431)