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Ledella
Taxonomy
Ledella was named by Verrill and Bush (1897) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 899]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Ledellinae by Coan et al. (2000); to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Nuculanidae by Vokes (1980), Todd (2001), Spencer et al. (2004), Kiel (2006), Mikkelsen (2006).
It was assigned to Ledellinae by Coan et al. (2000); to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Nuculanidae by Vokes (1980), Todd (2001), Spencer et al. (2004), Kiel (2006), Mikkelsen (2006).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1877 | Junonia Seguenza |
| 1897 | Ledella Verrill and Bush |
| 1980 | Ledella Vokes p. 6 |
| 2000 | Ledella Coan et al. p. 94 |
| 2001 | Ledella Todd |
| 2002 | Ledella Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Ledella Spencer et al. |
| 2006 | Ledella Kiel p. 131 |
| 2006 | Ledella Mikkelsen |
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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.
G. Ledella Verrill and Bush 1897
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Subg. Ledella (Amphilata) Filatova and Schileyko 1984
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Ledella (Amphilata) kermadecensis Knudson 1970
Ledella (Amphilata) librata Dell 1952
Subg. Ledella (Ledella) Verrill and Bush 1897
Ledella herdmani Dell 1953
†Ledella leptorhyncha Tate 1886
Ledella praelonga Tate 1886
Ledella sublevis Verrill and Bush 1898 [Polished Nut Clam]
Invalid names: Junonia Seguenza 1877 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Waiauan or 37.71000 to 11.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Priabonian | Australia (South Australia) | Leda leptorhyncha (71407) | |
| Oligocene | USA (Washington) | L. sp. (205201) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (Tasmania) | Leda praelonga (72221) | |
| Otaian | New Zealand (Auckland) | L. clifdenensis, L. pakaurangiensis (84915) | |
| Burdigalian | New Zealand | L. pakurangiensis (146597) | |
| Waiauan | New Zealand | L. pakaurangiensis (63089) |