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Leptestiidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptestiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Leptestiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 467 - 464 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 427 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | Unattached, suspension-feeder (McKerrow, 1979). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | L.R.M. Cocks. 2005. Strophomenate Brachiopods from the late Ordovician Boda Limestone of Sweden: their systematics and implications for palaeogeography. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 3:243-282 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Isophragmatinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Isopiiragmatinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Bekella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Bilobia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 47 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Leangella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 419 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Leptestia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Leptestiina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 71 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Paucicostella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rurambonites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Sampo ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 78 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Sortanella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1933 | Leptestiidae Opik |
| 1974 | Leptestiidae Neuman and Bruton |
| 1977 | Leptestiidae Mitchell |
| 1997 | Leptestiidae Jin and Chatterton |
| 2000 | Leptestiidae Williams et al. p. 331 |
| 2004 | Leptestiidae Musteikis and Cocks |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2005 | Leptestiidae Cocks p. 272 |
| 2010 | Leptestiidae Cocks |
| 2011 | Leptestiidae Rubel |
| 2015 | Leptestiidae Hints and Harper |
| 2016 | Leptestiidae Paškevi?ius and Hints |
| 2017 | Leptestiidae Liljeroth et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
