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Leptochondria albertii

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae

Taxonomy
Monotis albertii was named by Goldfuss (1838). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany, which is in a Ladinian reef, buildup or bioherm lime mudstone/bindstone in the Erfurt Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Pecten albertii by Giebel (1856), Ogilvie Gordon (1927); it was recombined as Pecten (Leptochondria) albertii by Bittner (1899); it was recombined as Pecten alberti by Bittner (1901); it was recombined as Eopecten albertii by Gall (1971); it was recombined as Leptochondria alberti by Kurushin (1985); it was recombined as Leptochondria albertii by Sha (1995), Sha and Grant-Mackie (1996), Dagis et al. (1996), Hautmann et al. (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Monotis albertii Goldfuss
1838Pecten inaequistriatus Goldfuss p. 42 figs. Pl 89, fig 1
1856Pecten albertii Giebel
1899Pecten (Leptochondria) albertii Bittner
1901Pecten alberti Bittner
1924Pseudomonotis inaequistriatus Cox
1927Pecten albertii Ogilvie Gordon
1945Pseudomonotis inaequistriatus Awad
1971Eopecten albertii Gall
1985Leptochondria alberti Kurushin p. 90 figs. Pl 17, figs 3-8
1995Leptochondria albertii Sha p. 92 figs. Pl 26, fig 9
1996Leptochondria albertii Dagis et al. p. 40 figs. Pl 10, figs 10,11
1996Leptochondria albertii Sha and Grant-Mackie fig. 3L,M
2015Leptochondria albertii Hautmann et al. p. 889 fig. 10A,B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyHeteropectinoideaBeurlen 1954
familyHunanopectinidaeYin 1985
subfamilyAsoellinae()
genusLeptochondria
speciesalbertii(Goldfuss 1838)

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.

Leptochondria albertii Goldfuss 1838
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Invalid names: Pecten inaequistriatus Goldfuss 1838 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height315.414.316.715.21.21

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Griesbachian to the top of the Norian or 251.90200 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (66 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guangxi) Leptochondria albertii (187267 187277 187279 187280 187282 187283)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Sichuan) Leptochondria albertii (98558)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Chongqing) Leptochondria alberti (149148) Leptochondria albertii (149128 149133)
Induan251.902 - 249.9Bosnia and Herzegovina Pecten albertii (212721)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai) Pecten alberti (202937) Pecten albertii (202918)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Italy (South Tyrol) Pecten alberti (205078) Pecten albertii (205026)
Olenekian - Anisian249.9 - 241.464Jordan (Janoobiah) Pseudomonotis inaequistriatus (201986)
Olenekian - Anisian249.9 - 241.464Hungary Pecten alberti (203339)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7China (Qinghai) Leptochondria albertii (56724 112827)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Italy Leptochondria alberti (165168) Leptochondria albertii (115787 115788 115791)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Romania Leptochondria alberti (161080)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Hungary Leptochondria albertii (139951 139957 139964 139969 139974)
Aegean246.7 - 244.99Russian Federation Leptochondria albertii (107127 107203)
Aegean246.7 - 244.99France (Bas-Rhin) Eopecten albertii (206488)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Guizhou) Leptochondria albertii (42280 42368)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy (South Tyrol) Pecten albertii (205071)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Germany (Hessen) Leptochondria alberti (66083)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Egypt (Shamal Sina) Pseudomonotis inaequistriatus (206058)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Svalbard and Jan Mayen Pecten albertii (212937 212969)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Vietnam Leptochondria albertii (99739 99740 99742)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Germany (Bayern) Pecten inaequistriatus (201350)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Pecten inaequistriatus, Pecten albertii (201970)
Bithynian - Pelsonian244.99 - 243.33Hungary (Baranya) Leptochondria albertii (181570)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Hungary (Baranya) Leptochondria albertii (181571)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Hungary (Mecsek) Leptochondria albertii (197096)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Italy (Vicentin) Leptochondria alberti (87260)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464China (Guizhou) Leptochondria albertii (31617 31618 31619 31620 31623 31625 31627 31628)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary Pecten albertii (199876)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Spain Leptochondria alberti (121044)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany (Thuringia) Pecten alberti (89457)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany (Bavaria) Monotis albertii (23243)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Spain (Andalucia) Leptochondria alberti (44837 44838 44846)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Spain Leptochondria alberti (61741)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Leptochondria albertii (97858 97859)