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Leionucula laevigata

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Nucula laevigata was named by Sowerby (1818). It is extant.

It was recombined as Leionucula laevigata by Hendy (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Nucula laevigata Sowerby figs. pl. 192, figs. 1, 2
1850Nucula laevigata Wood p. 81
1953Nucula laevigata Hassan p. 18
2007Leionucula laevigata Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyNuculoidea(Gray 1824)
familyNuculidaeGray 1824
genusLeionuculaQuenstedt 1930
specieslaevigata(Sowerby 1818)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Leionucula laevigata Sowerby 1818
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-15 10:09:53
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:53
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Gelasian or 20.44000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria Nucula laevigata (77402)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Cyprus Nucula laevigata (71874)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Belgium Leionucula laevigata (77858)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium Leionucula laevigata (77862 77863 77864 77868 77869)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Denmark Leionucula laevigata (98312)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Leionucula laevigata (86801)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Nucula laevigata (84755)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Nucula laevigata (84764 84819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Leionucula laevigata (86803 86804 86805 86806)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Belgium Leionucula laevigata (86807)