Leangella scissa Davidson 1871 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptestiidae

Alternative combination: Leptaena scissa

Belongs to Leangella according to T. L. Modzalevskaya and L. E. Popov 1995

See also Cocks 1970, Cocks 2005, Reed 1917 and Rubel 2011

Sister taxa: Leangella (Leangella), Leangella cylindrica, Leangella triangularis, Opikella tvaerensis, Diambonia discuneata

Subtaxa: Leangella scissa triangularis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Kazakhstan (7 collections), Lithuania (2), Mongolia (1), Norway (42), the United Kingdom (124)

• Ordovician to Silurian of Norway (1)

• Ordovician of Sweden (1), Turkey (1), the United Kingdom (4)

Total: 183 collections each including a single occurrence

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