Family

Leptestiidae Öpik, 1933

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Selection of related publications

Balthasar, U., Jin, J., Hints, L., Cusack, M. 2020. Brachiopod shell thickness links environment and evolution. Palaeontology 63, 1, 171-183. DOI:10.1111/pala.12450

Madison, A. A. 2019. Shell Microstructure of Strophomenide Bilobia Cooper (Brachiopoda) from the Late Ordovician of Baltoscandia. Paleontological Journal 53, 1, 30-43. DOI:10.1134/S0031030119010052

Madison, A. 2017. To the revision of the Upper Ordovician Bilobia Cooper (Strophomenida, Brachiopoda). Paleontological Journal 51, 4, 368-373. Pleiades Publishing Ltd. DOI:10.1134/S0031030117040062

Paškevičius, J., Hints, L. 2016. New Early Katian species of Leptestiidae and Hesperorthidae (Brachiopoda) from Lithuania. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 65, 2, 75-84. DOI:10.3176/earth.2016.05

Rubel, M. 2011. Silurian brachiopods Dictyonellida, Strophomenida, Productida, Orthotetida, Protorthida and Orthida from Estonia.Fossilia Baltica 4 , pp. 1-133. Tartu Ülikooli geoloogia instituut.

Cocks, L. R. M. 2005. Strophomenate Brachiopods from the late Ordovician Boda Limestone of Sweden: their systematics and implications for palaeogeography. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 30, 3, 243-282. DOI:10.1017/S1477201905001616

Vinn, O. 2005. The distribution of worm borings in brachiopod shells from the Caradoc Oil Shale of Estonia. Carnets de Géologie 5, article 3, 1-11. DOI:10.4267/2042/2454

Tolmacheva, T., Egerquist, E., Meidla, T., Tinn, O., Holmer, L. 2003. Faunal composition and dynamics in unconsolidated sediments: a case study from the Middle Ordovician of the East Baltic. Geological Magazine 140, 1, 31-44. DOI:10.1017/S001675680200701X

Rubel, M. P. 1961. Lower-Ordovician brachiopods of the superfamilies Orthacea, Dalmanellacea and Syntrophiacea of Eastern Baltic. ENSV TA Geoloogia Instituudi uurimused VI, 141-226.

Öpik, A. 1933. Über Plectamboniten. Tartu Ülikooli Geoloogia Instituudi Toimetused 31, 1-79.

Öpik, A. 1930. Brachiopoda Protremata der estländischen ordovizischen Kukruse-Stufe. Tartu Ülikooli Geoloogia Instituudi Toimetused 20, 1-261.

Bekker, H. 1922. A New Brachiopod (Leptestia) from the Kuckers Stage in Estonia. Geological Magazine 59, 8, 361-365. DOI:10.1017/S0016756800110210

List of species

1. Bilobia alichovae Madison, 2017 | Haljala Stage

2. Bilobia indentata (Spjeldnaes, 1957)

3. Bilobia musca (Öpik, 1930) | Kukruse Stage→Haljala Stage

4. Bilobia rosendahli Spjeldnaes, 1957

5. Leangella (Leangella) hamari Spjeldnaes, 1957

6. Leangella (Leangella) longae Cocks, 2005 | Katian→Hirnantian

7. Leangella (Leangella) scissa (Davidson, 1871) | Juuru Stage→Wenlock

8. Leangella (Leangella) segmentum (Lindström, 1861) | Adavere Stage→Jaani Stage

9. Leangella (Leptestiina) prantli Havliček, 1952 | Porkuni Stage

10. Leangella (Leptestiina) spjeldnaesi Hansen, 2008 | Keila Stage→Oandu Stage

11. Leptestia diaphanes Öpik, 1930 | Kukruse Stage

12. Leptestia humboldti Verneuil, 1845 | Lasnamägi Stage→Uhaku Stage

13. Leptestia musculosa Bekker, 1922 | Uhaku Stage→Kukruse Stage

14. Leptoptlium bekkeri Öpik, 1930 | Kukruse Stage

15. Leptoptlium transversa (Pander, 1830) | Lasnamägi Stage→Uhaku Stage

16. Rurambonites hiiuensis (Öpik, 1933) | Vormsi Stage

17. Sampo hiiuensis Öpik, 1933 | Rakvere Stage→Pirgu Stage

18. Sampo suduvensis Paškevičius et Hints, 2016 | Rakvere Stage→Oandu Stage

Classification

Organism group	Biota
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Brachiopoda
Subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea
Class	Strophomenata
Order	Strophomenida
Superfamily	Plectambonitoidea
Family	Alwynellidae
	Bimuriidae
	Grorudiidae
	Hesperomenidae
	Leptellinidae
	Leptestiidae
Genus	Bilobia
	Leangella
	Leptestia
	Leptoptlium
	Rurambonites
	Sampo
	Ujukella
Family	Plectambonitidae
	Sowerbyellidae
	Taffiidae
	Xenambonitidae
Species	Uko ornata