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Legumen

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Legumen was named by Conrad (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: K l K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 790].

It was assigned to Veneridae by Wiedmann (1979); to Tapetinae by Vokes (1980), Gliozzi and Malatesta (1983); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Legumen Conrad
1979Legumen Wiedmann p. 285
1980Legumen Vokes p. 175
1983Legumen Gliozzi and Malatesta p. 99
2002Legumen Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
tribeTapetini(Gray 1851)
genusLegumenConrad 1858

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. †Legumen Conrad 1858
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†Legumen carolinense Conrad 1875
†Legumen ellipticum Conrad 1858
†Legumen mozambensis Gliozzi and Malatesta 1983
†Legumen napii McLearn 1929
†Legumen ooides Gabb 1864
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 121.40000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (208 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Brazil (Ceará) L. kaririense (235049)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Mexico) L. ellipticum (10180)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) L. ligula (4647 4648 6603 6604 6616)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) L. ooides (167601) L. sp. (185726)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) L. sp. (3321 3331)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Arizona) L. ligula (53504 53511 56073)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Minnesota) L. planulatum (1987 1989)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria L. martinianus (114268)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Georgia) L. carolinense (5159) L. carolinensis (5161 5189)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) L. ooides (44279)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Alabama) L. carolinense (5191 5193)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) L. napii (87517)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Tellina ooides (215345)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) L. carolinensis (7619) L. concentricum (7626) L. planulatum (123474 190554 190579) L. planulatum, Baroda carolinensis (190555) L. sp. (7610)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) L. concentricum (124222)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Tellina ooides (239772)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) L. concentricum (88610)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) L. concentricum (6123 6129 6133) L. ellipticum (6136) L. sp., L. planulatum (6134)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Mississippi) L. ellipticum (6660)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) L. apressus, L. ellipticus (48725)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) L. sp. (6171)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) L. ellipticum (7472 7481 7482 7499 7500 7502 7503 7504 7507 7511 7512 7552 7579)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) L. planulatum (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) L. ooides (1518 1519 1522 1524 1525 1528 1534 1537 1539 1548 1551 1552 72057 86793 86794)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) L. ooides (144763)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) L. ellipticum (3612)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) L. ellipticum (4102)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) L. planulatum (125950)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) L. ellipticum (4242 4248 4252 4253 4321) L. sp. (4238 4247 4250 4254 4255 4263 4275 4276 4329)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) L. ellipticum (4265 4268 4269 4300) L. sp. (4279 4280) L. sp., L. ellipticum (4277)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) L. ellipticum (4395 4399 4401 4404 4411 4412 4413 4414 4454 4496 5561) L. sp. (4402)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Missouri) L. ellipticum (4382 4383 4384 4386)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) L. ellipticum (4364 4366 4367 4368 4369 4370 4371 4372 4373 4374)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland L. fragilis (27818 27819 27822)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) L. ellipticum (4179 4186 4197 4200 4201 4202 4215 4216 4225 4231 4237 83225 83238) L. planulatum (4189 4205) L. sp. (4178 4194 4212 4230)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) L. ellipticum (4122 4123 4124 4125 4126 4127 4128 4136 4137 4142 4147 4148 4160 4161 4164)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland L. fragilis (1321)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Tunisia L. fragilis (1365)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Austria L. seussi (1379)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt L. humei (1363)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) L. ooides (1354) Tellina ooides (83793 215344)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) L. ellipticum (1312)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Cameroon L. ellipticum (1367)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany L. martinianus (1342)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Cuba L. sp. (1374)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) L. ellipticum (1296 1297 1298 1392 1393 1395 7480 7483 7493 7494 7550 7582 205446) L. sp. (205541)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) L. planulatum (205445)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Missouri) L. ellipticum (1295)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) L. ellipticum (1313 4380)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) L. ellipticum (1306 1352) L. sp., L. ellipticum (1307 1308)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Libya L. fragilis (1370)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) L. ellipticum (1303 1304 1391) L. planulatum, L. sp. (205512) L. sp., L. ellipticum (1305)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) L. ellipticum (1309)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Serbia and Montenegro L. flagellifera (1380)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India L. pondicherriensis (1351)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain L. sp. (1317)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Algeria L. oudoumense (1344)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mozambique L. mozambensis (1382)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico L. ooides (1372)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) L. concentricum (1311)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Nigeria L. ellipticum (1329)