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Leptaena boyaca

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Leptaena boyaca was named by Caster (1939). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is On the N side of the small village of Floresta, which is in a Frasnian marine shale in the Floresta-Labateca Formation of Colombia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Leptaena boyaca Caster pp. 19 - 26 figs. pl. 1 f. 4-13; pl. 10 f. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyRafinesquinidaeSchuchert 1893
subfamilyLeptaeninaeHall and Clarke 1894
genusLeptaenaDalman 1828
speciesboyaca

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.

Leptaena boyaca Caster 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 09:55:02
Modified: 2018-11-11 09:56:39
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Frasnian or 382.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Colombia (Boyaca) Leptaena boyaca (type locality: 36012)