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Leptodesma (Leptodesma)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Leptodesma (Leptodesma) was named by Hall (1883).

It was assigned to Leptodesma by Hall (1883), Amler (1992), Amler (2010).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Leptodesma acadica, Leptodesma actualaris, Leptodesma acutilaris, Leptodesma anatina, Leptodesma ancilla, Leptodesma ardmillanensis, Leptodesma ausablensis, Leptodesma billingsi, Leptodesma bodana, Leptodesma borealis, Leptodesma cadmus, Leptodesma carboniferum, Leptodesma carens, Leptodesma cimitum, Leptodesma clitus, Leptodesma conradi, Leptodesma conradi, Leptodesma cultellatum, Leptodesma dawsoni, Leptodesma dekayi, Leptodesma deprati, Leptodesma eberti, Leptodesma ehlersi, Leptodesma elongatum, Leptodesma extenuatum, Leptodesma fontinalis, Leptodesma gratissima, Leptodesma guangxiensis, Leptodesma hector, Leptodesma improvisa, Leptodesma improvisa, Leptodesma jason, Leptodesma laevis, Leptodesma lamellosa, Leptodesma lichas, Leptodesma longa, Leptodesma longispinum, Leptodesma lunulata, Leptodesma lunulata, Leptodesma maclurii, Leptodesma marylandica, Leptodesma mathori, Leptodesma mesacostalis, Leptodesma mortoni, Leptodesma naviforme, Leptodesma naviforme, Leptodesma nereus, Leptodesma nitida, Leptodesma novella, Leptodesma ohioense, Leptodesma orus, Leptodesma parva, Leptodesma parvae, Leptodesma patricia, Leptodesma patulum, Leptodesma pelops, Leptodesma phaon, Leptodesma propinquum, Leptodesma pseudolaevis, Leptodesma pteriformis, Leptodesma rhomboidea, Leptodesma rhomboideum, Leptodesma robustum, Leptodesma sayi, Leptodesma sociale, Leptodesma spinerigum, Leptodesma stenzeli, Leptodesma striatula, Leptodesma striatus, Leptodesma subrhomboidea, Leptodesma torregi, Leptodesma variabilis, Leptodesma venusta, Leptodesma venusta, Leptodesma venuta, Leptodesma waviformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Leptodesma (Leptodesma) Hall
1992Leptodesma (Leptodesma) Amler p. 413
2010Leptodesma (Leptodesma) Amler p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusLeptodesmaHall 1883
subgenusLeptodesmaHall 1883

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available