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Saccella westendorpi

Bivalvia - Protobranchia - Nuculanidae

Synonyms
  • Leda gracilis was named by Deshayes (1860). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Nuculana gracilis by Glibert (1957); it was synonymized subjectively with Nuculana (Saccella) westendorpi by Schnetler and Palm (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Trigonocoelia westendorpi Nyst and Westendorp p. 405 figs. pl. 2, fig. 17
1860Leda gracilis Deshayes p. 831 figs. pl. 64, figs. 24-26
1942Leda (Ledina) westendorpi Heering p. 19
1957Nuculana gracilis Glibert p. 11
1973Nuculana (Nuculana) westendorpi Neuffer p. 15
2008Nuculana (Saccella) westendorpi Schnetler and Palm p. 11
2010Saccella westendorpi Moths et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
orderProtobranchiaPelseneer 1889
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusSaccellaWoodring 1925
specieswestendorpi(Nyst and Westendorp 1839)

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.

Saccella westendorpi Nyst and Westendorp 1839
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Invalid names: Nuculana gracilis Deshayes 1860 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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