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Leionucula albensis

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Nucula albensis was named by d'Orbigny (1844). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Leionucula albensis by Quenstedt (1930), Eames (1951) and Kendrick and Vartak (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Nucula albensis d'Orbigny
1930Leionucula albensis Quenstedt p. 110
1951Leionucula albensis Eames p. 319
2007Leionucula albensis Kendrick and Vartak p. 15 fig. 2C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyNuculoidea(Gray 1824)
familyNuculidaeGray 1824
genusLeionuculaQuenstedt 1930
speciesalbensis(d'Orbigny 1844)

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.

Leionucula albensis d'Orbigny 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height37.445.919.387.421.74

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 mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-15 10:09:53
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:53
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Middle Cenomanian or 113.00000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5France Nucula albensis (2166)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5India Leionucula albensis (228245)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5India Leionucula albensis (228244 228246)