Leptalosia Dunbar and Condra 1932 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae

Parent taxon: Strophalosiinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960, Sepkoski 2002 and Sutton 1938

Sister taxa: Biplatyconcha, Coronalosia, Craspedalosia, Etherilosia, Heteralosia, Lialosia, Licharewiella, Liveringia, Sphenalosia, Strophalosia, Subtaeniothaerus, Tupelosia

Subtaxa: Leptalosia keokuk Leptalosia ovalis Leptalosia scintilla

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Type: Strophalosia scintilla

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Pakistan (1 collection), United States (2: Kansas)

• Virgilian of United States (6: Kansas, New Mexico, Texas)

• Carboniferous of United States (5: Arizona, Kansas, New mexico)

• Devonian of United States (25: Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Utah)

Total: 39 collections each including a single occurrence

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