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Leptaena (Leptaena) purpurea

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Leptaena (Leptaena) purpurea was named by Cocks (1968). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Domas, which is in a Telychian marine shale/limestone in the Purple Shale Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. dicax, L. ingrica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Leptaena (Leptaena) purpurea Cocks

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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
subgenusLeptaenaDalman 1828
speciespurpureaCocks 1968

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.

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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Jaani to the top of the Jaagarahu or 433.60000 to 422.90000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia (Lääne) Leptaena purpurea (193581)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia (Rapla) Leptaena purpurea (193580)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Estonia (Lääne) Leptaena purpurea (193585)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Estonia (Saaremaa) Leptaena purpurea (193589 193590 193591)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Estonia (Hiiumaa) Leptaena purpurea (160536)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Estonia (Saare) Leptaena purpurea (193574 193575 193579 193582 193583 193584 193586 193587 193598)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Estonia (Pärnu) Leptaena purpurea (193588)
Jaagarahu428.2 - 422.9Estonia (Saare) Leptaena purpurea (193592 193593)
Jaagarahu428.2 - 422.9Estonia (Saaremaa) Leptaena purpurea (193594 193595 193596 193597 193599 193600 193601 193602 193603)