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Leptella musculosa

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Taffiidae

Taxonomy
Leptella musculosa was named by Williams and Curry (1985). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is banks of un-named stream, 2km south-west of Srah Bridge, which is in a Castlemainian/Yapeenian carbonate limestone in the Tourmakeady Formation of Ireland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Leptella musculosa Williams and Curry

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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
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyTaffiidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
subfamilyLeptellinaeWilliams 1965
genusLeptellaHall and Clarke 1892
speciesmusculosa

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.

†Leptella musculosa Williams and Curry 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available