†Leaia Jones 1862 (clam shrimp)
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Branchiopoda - Diplostraca - Leaiidae
Parent taxon: Leaiidae according to W.T. Zhang et al. 1976
See also Guthörl 1934
Sister taxon: Praeleaia
Subtaxa: Leaia baentschiana Leaia buntschiana Leaia herriana
Ecology: slow-moving nektobenthic suspension feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Antarctica (1 collection)
• Carboniferous of Canada (3: Nova Scotia), Germany (25)
Total: 29 collections including 37 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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