Leptomitus Explained

Leptomitus is a genus of demosponge known from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale.^[1] Its name is derived from the Greek lept ("slender") and mitos ("thread"), referring to the overall shape of the sponge. 138 specimens of Leptomitus are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise 0.26% of the community.^[2]

External links

• Web site: 2011. Leptomitus lineatus. Burgess Shale Fossil Gallery. Virtual Museum of Canada. https://web.archive.org/20201112025257/http://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/en/fossil-gallery/view-species.php?id=72. 2020-11-12. dead.

Notes and References

1. García-Bellido . D. C. . Gozalo . R. . Chirivella Martorell . J. B. . Liñán . E. . The Demosponge Genus Leptomitus and a New Species From the Middle Cambrian of Spain . Palaeontology . 50 . 2 . 467 . 2007 . 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2007.00635.x. 2007Palgy..50..467G . free .
2. Caron . Jean-Bernard. Jackson . Donald A.. Taphonomy of the Greater Phyllopod Bed community, Burgess Shale. PALAIOS . 21 . 5 . 451–65. October 2006. 10.2110/palo.2003.P05-070R. 20173022. 2006Palai..21..451C . 53646959 .