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Leptoptygma simplex

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Auriptygma simplex was named by Knight (1931). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Leptoptygma simplex by Yochelson and Saunders (1967), Kues and Batten (2001) and Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. laolongdongense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Auriptygma simplex Knight p. 225 figs. pl. 25 f. 3a-f
1967Leptoptygma simplex Yochelson and Saunders p. 120
2001Leptoptygma simplex Kues and Batten p. 83 figs. f. 16.7
2023Leptoptygma simplex Wagner p. 5850

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
genusLeptoptygma
speciessimplex()

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.

†Leptoptygma simplex Knight 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2004-08-16 12:05:44
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: Desmoinesian or 312.80000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (New Mexico) Leptoptygma simplex (46536)