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Leptaena rara

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Turgenostrophia rara was named by Alekseeva and Erlanger (1983). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Silurian brachiopods of North-West Mongolia, Yamatu-Gol River, which is in a Wenlock/Ludlow marine limestone/shale in Mongolia.

It was recombined as Leptaena rara by Williams et al. (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Turgenostrophia rara Alekseeva and Erlanger
2000Leptaena rara Williams et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyRafinesquinidaeSchuchert 1893
subfamilyLeptaeninaeHall and Clarke 1894
genusLeptaenaDalman 1828
speciesrara()

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.

Leptaena rara Alekseeva and Erlanger 1983
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Diagnosis
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