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Leptostega frankenwaldensis
Taxonomy
Leptostega frankenwaldensis was named by Geyer et al. (2018). Its type specimen is MMUW 2014A-138, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality W18a. Q, which is in an Undillan shallow subtidal shale/sandstone in the Tannenknock Formation of Germany.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Leptostega frankenwaldensis Geyer et al. fig. 10a–t |
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†Leptostega frankenwaldensis Geyer et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| G. Geyer et al. 2018 | Species with slightly cyrtoconic shell with an aperture having a narrow elliptical outline with a length/width ratio of ca. 1.4 to 1.8. Ribs with progressively nodular thickenings on sub-apical area. Apex located at ca. 35 to 38 percent maximum length. |