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Leptocoelina
Taxonomy
Leptocoelina was named by Johnson (1970) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg]. Its type is Leptocoelina squamosa.
It was assigned to Leptocoeliidae by Johnson (1970) and Williams et al. (2002); and to Atrypida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Leptocoeliidae by Johnson (1970) and Williams et al. (2002); and to Atrypida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
L. squamosa (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Leptocoelina Johnson pp. 170 - 171 |
| 2002 | Leptocoelina Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Leptocoelina Williams et al. p. 1083 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. G. Johnson 1970 | Leptocoeliid brachiopods with relatively numerous, evenly spaced, concentric growth lamellae and sparse, low, radial plications. Ventral diductors small, narrow, and anteriorly platformed; cardinalia includes a simple, knoblike cardinal process. |