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Leptaena purpurea
Taxonomy
Leptaena purpurea was named by Cocks (1968) [= Leptaena sp. nov. Whittard 1932. table facing p. 896.]. Its type specimen is BB 31465 (pedicle interior) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Domas, which is in a Telychian marine shale/limestone in the Purple Shale Formation of the United Kingdom.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1968 | Leptaena purpurea Cocks pp. 313 - 314 figs. PI. 12, figs. 1-6 |
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†Leptaena purpurea Cocks 1968
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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L. R. M. Cocks 1968 | Small quadrate Leptaena with usually oval-sided pedicle muscle bounding ridges. |