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Phestia speluncaria

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Polidevciidae

Taxonomy
Nucula speluncaria was named by Geinitz (1848).

It was recombined as Leda speluncaria by Howse (1857), Geinitz (1861) and Langenhan (1899); it was recombined as Nuculana speluncaria by Newell (1955) and Muromtseva (1981); it was recombined as Phestia speluncaria by Logan (1967) and Fang (1987).

Synonyms
  • Leda vinti was named by King (1848).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Leda speluncaria by Geinitz (1861); it was synonymized subjectively with Nucula speluncaria by Logan (1967).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Nucula speluncaria Geinitz p. 9 figs. Pl 4, figs 6a,b
1848Leda vintii Howse p. 248
1848Leda vinti King p. 11
1850Leda vinti King p. 176 figs. Pl 15, figs 21,22
1857Leda speluncaria Howse p. 308
1861Leda speluncaria Geinitz p. 68 figs. Pl 13, figs 25-31
1899Leda speluncaria Langenhan p. 47 figs. Pl 2, figs 4,8
1955Nuculana speluncaria Newell p. 17 figs. Pl 4, fig 6
1967Phestia speluncaria Logan p. 44 figs. Pl 7, figs 7-17; text-figs 4a,b
1981Nuculana speluncaria Muromtseva p. 27 figs. Pl 7, fig 7
1987Phestia speluncaria Fang p. 363 figs. Pl 1, fig 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyPolidevciidaeKumpera 1960
subfamilyPhestiinaeLogan 1967
genusPhestiaChernyshev 1951
speciesspeluncaria(Geinitz 1848)

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.

†Phestia speluncaria Geinitz 1848
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Invalid names: Leda vinti King 1848 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height58.106.1011.18.372.00

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:26:01
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:26:01
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Changhsingian or 279.30000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation Nuculana speluncaria (113917 113918 113919)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8China (Hunan) Phestia speluncaria (107812)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation Nuculana speluncaria (109948)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Poland Leda speluncaria (123444)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Lithuania Phestia speluncaria (46401)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (Durham) Leda vinti (130833)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom Leda vintii (130869 130879)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (England) Leda vinti (87337 130765) Phestia speluncaria (112852 112854 112855)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17India Leda speluncaria (230335)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Greenland Nuculana speluncaria (115913)