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Leptestia

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptestiidae

Taxonomy
Leptestia was named by Bekker (1922). Its type is Leptestia musculosa. It is the type genus of Leptestiidae.

It was assigned to Plectambonitidae by Alikhova (1953); to Leptestiidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
L. musculosa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Leptestia Bekker
1953Leptestia Alikhova
2000Leptestia Williams et al. p. 331
2002Leptestia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyLeptestiidaeOpik 1933
genusLeptestiaBekker 1922

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.

G. †Leptestia Bekker 1922
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†Leptestia musculosa Bekker 1922
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:33:01
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:59:51
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aseri to the top of the Harnagian or 463.50000 to 457.20000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (Yunnan) L. sp. (5423)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Sweden L. sp. (2930)
Aseri463.5 - 460.9Estonia L. humboldti (56200)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden (Siljan) L. sp. (2943)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Estonia L. musculosa (56210)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Sweden L. sp. (2942)
Aseri - Uhaku463.5 - 458.0Russian Federation (Novgorod Oblast) L. humboldti (235859)
Lasnamagi - Uhaku463.5 - 458.0Russian Federation (Pskov oblast) L. humboldti (235851)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Latvia L. sp. (207201)
Uhaku - Kukruse459.7 - 456.8Russian Federation (Yaroslavl Oblast) L. musculosa (235883)
Uhaku - Kukruse459.7 - 456.8Russian Federation (Novgorod oblast) L. musculosa (235812)
Costonian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Sweden L. sp. (2765)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Lithuania L. sp. (207198)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Latvia L. musculosa (207204)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Lithuania L. musculosa (207206)