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Leptodus minor

Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae

Taxonomy
Leptodus minor was named by Lee and Gu (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yanbian, which is in a Wordian/Capitanian marine horizon in China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. catenata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Leptodus minor Lee and Gu p. 389 figs. Pl 172, figs 12,13,18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderLyttoniidina
superfamilyLyttonioidea
familyLyttoniidae
subfamilyLyttoniinae
genusLeptodus
speciesminor

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.

†Leptodus minor Lee and Gu 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available