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Leptostraca
Taxonomy
Leptostraca was named by Claus (1880). It is extant.
It was assigned to Malacostraca by Sepkoski (2002) and Schwentner et al. (2018); and to Phyllocarida by Brooks et al. (1969), Martin and Davis (2001), Siveter et al. (2017) and Hegna et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Malacostraca by Sepkoski (2002) and Schwentner et al. (2018); and to Phyllocarida by Brooks et al. (1969), Martin and Davis (2001), Siveter et al. (2017) and Hegna et al. (2020).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1880 | Leptostraca Claus |
1969 | Leptostraca Brooks et al. p. R312 |
2001 | Leptostraca Martin and Davis p. 65 |
2002 | Leptostraca Sepkoski |
2017 | Leptostraca Siveter et al. p. 2 |
2018 | Leptostraca Schwentner et al. |
2020 | Leptostraca Hegna et al. p. 23 |
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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.
Or. Leptostraca Claus 1880
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G. Levinebalia Walker-Smith 2000
Fm. †Rhabdouraeidae Schram and Malzahn 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 433.40000 to 254.17000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 427.4 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 427.4 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Wenlock | United Kingdom | Cascolus ravitis (68060) | |
Wuchiapingian | Germany | Nebalia bentzi (96855) |