Leptomitus

Leptomitus is a genus of demosponge known from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale.^[4] 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.^[5]

Phylum:Porifera

Class:Demospongiae

Order:†Protomonaxonida

Family:†Leptomitidae

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Leptomitus Temporal range: Middle Cambrian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N [1]
Fossil specimen of L. teretiusculus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	†Protomonaxonida
Family:	†Leptomitidae
Genus:	†Leptomitus Walcott, 1886[2]
Type species
Leptomitus zitteli Walcott, 1886
Species
L. conicus García-Bellido et al., 2007 L. lineatus (Walcott, 1920) Rigby & Collins, 2004 L. metta Rigby, 1983 L. teretiusculus Chen, Hou & Lu, 1989 L. undulatus Rigby & Collins, 2004 L. zitteli Walcott, 1886
Synonyms
†Tuponia Walcott, 1920[3]

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