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Leella ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Staffellidae : Leella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Staffellidae : Leella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Leella Dunbar & Skinner, 1937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Dunbar, C. O.; Skinner, J. W. (1937). Permian Fusulinidae of Texas; in The geology of Texas. Texas University Bulletin. 3701 v.3(2): 517-825. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 269 - 265 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Fusulinina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Leella armenica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Leella bellula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leella fragilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leella grossa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leella intermedia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leella kueichowensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leella zhonghuaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1965 | Leella Rosovskaya p. 140 |
2002 | Leella Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!