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Leptodesma (Leiopteria)
Taxonomy
Leiopteria was named by Hall (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-l P Guad-l]. It is not extant.
It was reranked as Leptodesma (Leiopteria) by Li (1995); it was reranked as Leptodesma (Leioptera) by Rode and Lieberman (2004).
It was assigned to Pterineidae by Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Leptodesma by Li (1995) and Rode and Lieberman (2004); and to Leiopteriinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was reranked as Leptodesma (Leiopteria) by Li (1995); it was reranked as Leptodesma (Leioptera) by Rode and Lieberman (2004).
It was assigned to Pterineidae by Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Leptodesma by Li (1995) and Rode and Lieberman (2004); and to Leiopteriinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
Subtaxa
Leiopteria angusticoncha, Leiopteria australis, Leiopteria carrandibbiensis, Leiopteria consimilis, Leiopteria elegans, Leiopteria inflata, Leiopteria opportuna, Leiopteria rafinesquii, Leiopteria verrucosa, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) aviculaeformis, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) bonaerensis, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) buhaheensis, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) dutoiti, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) falcata, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) guizhouensis, Leptodesma (Leiopteria) zhangi
Species lacking formal opinion data
Leiopteria dekayi, Leiopteria globosa, Leiopteria hendersoni, Leiopteria rigauxi, Leiopteria subplana, Leptodesma carens, Leptodesma cultellatum, Leptodesma eberti, Leptodesma ehlersi, Leptodesma lamellosa, Leptodesma longa, Leptodesma lunulata, Leptodesma lunulata, Leptodesma pojetai, Leptodesma protextum, Leptodesma pseudolaevis, Leptodesma pteriformis, Leptodesma stenzeli
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1883 | Leiopteria Hall |
| 1980 | Leiopteria Vokes p. 35 |
| 1980 | Leptodesma (Leiopteria) falcata Xu and Chang p. 7 |
| 1980 | Leptodesma (Leiopteria) guizhouensis Xu and Chang p. 10 |
| 1995 | Leptodesma (Leiopteria) Li p. 359 |
| 2002 | Leiopteria Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Leptodesma (Leioptera) Rode and Lieberman |
| 2010 | Leiopteria Bouchet et al. |
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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.
Subg. †Leptodesma (Leiopteria) Hall 1883
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†Leiopteria angusticoncha Gemmellaro 1896
†Leiopteria australis Etheridge Jr. 1898
†Leiopteria carrandibbiensis Dickins 1957
†Leiopteria consimilis Gemmellaro 1896
†Leiopteria elegans de Gregorio 1930
†Leiopteria inflata Gemmellaro 1896
†Leiopteria opportuna Barrande 1881
†Leiopteria rafinesquii Hall 1883
†Leiopteria verrucosa Gemmellaro 1892
†Leptodesma (Leiopteria) aviculaeformis Stuckenberg 1898
†Leptodesma (Leiopteria) bonaerensis Harrington 1955
†Leptodesma (Leiopteria) buhaheensis Lu 1986
†Leptodesma (Leiopteria) dutoiti Harrington 1955
†Leptodesma (Leiopteria) zhangi Li 1995
Invalid names: Leptodesma (Leiopteria) falcata Xu and Chang 1980 [nomen nudum], Leptodesma (Leiopteria) guizhouensis Xu and Chang 1980 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available