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Leptoskelidion septulosum

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Linoporellidae

Taxonomy
Leptoskelidion septulosum was named by Amsden (1974). Its type specimen is OU 6772 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality B. south edge of Louisiana, which is in a Hirnantian sand shoal limestone in the Noix Limestone Formation of Missouri. It is the type species of Leptoskelidion.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Leptoskelidion septulosum Amsden p. 48 figs. PI. 10, figs. 3a-3c; pI. 11, figs. la-lh

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyEnteletoideaWaagen 1884
familyLinoporellidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusLeptoskelidion
speciesseptulosum

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.

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Diagnosis
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