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Ledella praelonga

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Leda praelonga was named by Tate (1886) [TYPE LOCALITY: Lower beds, Muddy Creek, Australia]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Ledella praelonga by Darragh (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Leda praelonga Tate p. 132 figs. pl. 12, figs. 4 a-b
1970Ledella praelonga Darragh p. 145

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusLedellaVerrill and Bush 1897
speciespraelonga()

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
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 mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:23:21
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:23:21
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) Leda praelonga (72221)