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Leptobolus insignis

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Taxonomy
Leptobolus insignis was named by Hall (1871).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Leptobolus insignis Hall p. 3 figs. pl. 3 f. 17
1969Leptobolus insignis Liberty

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyLinguloideaMenke 1828
familyObolidaeKing 1846
subfamilyGlossellinae
genusLeptobolusHall 1871
speciesinsignisHall 1871

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.

†Leptobolus insignis Hall 1871
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 15:42:36
Modified: 2009-06-04 18:01:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Katian or 451.00000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Leptobolus insignis (26297)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Leptobolus insignis (76744 76750)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Leptobolus insignis (338)
Katian453.0 - 445.2USA (New York) Leptobolus insignis (340 204767)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Nunavut) Leptobolus insignis (24230)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Leptobolus insignis (173077)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Ontario) Leptobolus insignis (173132)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (New York) Leptobolus insignis (173181)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Michigan) Leptobolus insignis (26337)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Leptobolus insignis (26295 26298 26299)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Michigan) Leptobolus insignis (26307)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Leptobolus insignis (26296 26302)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Michigan) Leptobolus insignis (26308)