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Leptodesma (Leptodesma) matheri

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Leptodesma (Springeria) matheri Elias p. 761 figs. pl. 92, figs. 1-8
1991Leptodesma (Leptodesma) matheri Busanus and Hoare pp. 468 – 471 figs. 4.1 – 4.2
1993Leptodesma (Leptodesma) matheri Hoare p. 380 fig. 3.16
2006Leptodesma (Leptodesma) matheri Anelli et al. p. 1131
2007Leptodesma (Leptodesma) matheri Hoare p. 69 figs. 4.13 – 4.15

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

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. W. Busanus and R. D. Hoare 1991Leptodesma (Leptodesma) with straight hinge- line longer than general length of shell body, bordered by pro- nounced ridge posteriorly; posterior margin with deep concavity ventral to hingeline; ventral margin with a slight concavity, formed by a shallow sulcus radiating from umbonal area, near anterior margin; anterior lobe compressed; umbonal shoulder extends posteriorly intersecting posterior margin below concave area; surface ornamented with distinct, widely spaced, growth lamellae.
R. D. Hoare 1993Leptodesma (Leptodesma) with a relatively coarse, comarginally wrinkled, valve surface with closely spaced, fine lirae; posterior wing incomplete; beak rises well above hingeline, located about one-fourth length posterior to anterior margin; broad, distinct sulcus separates anterior auricle from body forming a concave emargination in ventral margin; posterior wing sulcate; umbonal slope diverges from hingeline at angle of 32˚.