Leweslepas wrightorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Archaeolepadomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Thecostraca Subclassis: Cirripedia Infraclassis: Thoracica Superordine: Thoracicalcarea Ordine: †Archaeolepadomorpha

Familia: †Stramentidae
Subfamilia: †Stramentinae
Genus: †Leweslepas
Species: Leweslepas wrightorum

Name

• Leweslepas wrightorum Gale, 2015: 30
  • Geographic and stratigraphic range: Cretaceous (lower Cenomanian); Isle of Wight, UK
  • Type locality: Schloenbachia varians Zone; Lower Chalk of Compton Bay, Isle of Wight
  • Typus: Holotype NHMUK In. 63529
  • ZooBank: B7BBA743-C614-40F4-A0E6-4E392D69CC77

References

• Gale, A.S. 2015. Origin and phylogeny of the Cretaceous thoracican cirripede family Stramentidae. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 14(8): 653–702. DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2015.1091149Reference page.  [See p. 30, original description]

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• Gale, A.S. 2024. British Fossil Cirripedia. Part 1. Introduction. Iblomorpha, Eolepadomorpha, Archaeolepadomorpha and Pollicipedomorpha. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society 178(668): 1–104. DOI: org/10.1080/02693445.2024.2420447 Reference page.  [See p. 56, short discussion]