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Lepetellinae

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Lepetellidae

Taxonomy
Lepetellinae was named by Dall (1882). It is extant. Its type is Lepetella. It is the type subfamily of Lepetellidae.

It was assigned to Lepetellidae by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Subtaxa
Lepetella (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Lepetellinae Dall
2005Lepetellinae Bouchet et al. p. 243

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyLepetelloideaDall 1882
familyLepetellidaeDall 1881
subfamilyLepetellinaeDall 1882
subfamilyLepetellinaeDall 1882

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.

Subfm. Lepetellinae Dall 1882
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G. Lepetella Verrill 1880
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesupero
Life habit: epifaunalsupero
Diet: grazersupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:55:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:55:39
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Piacenzian or 28.10000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Denmark (Jutland) Lepetella compressiuscula, Lepetella helgae, Lepetella jyttae (9176)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Lepetella compressiuscula (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Lepetella compressiuscula (62884)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Lepetella compressiuscala (61896 61897 61898 61900 61902 61904 61905 61906 61907) Lepetella compressiuscula (61895 62867 62885 62886)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Lepetella laterocompressa (80558 80559 80560 80563)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Lepetella laterocompressa (178117)