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Leptodesma (Leiopteria) buhaheensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Leptodesma (Leiopteria) buhaheensis was named by Lu (1986). It is a mold. Its type locality is Zhongshigong Section, 74YPVIF92, Buha Valley, Tianjun, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine horizon in the Hajier Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Leiopteria ausablensis, Leiopteria bigsbyi, Leiopteria conradi, Leiopteria contraria, Leiopteria crenatolamellosa, Leiopteria dekayi, Leiopteria gervillei, Leiopteria globosa, Leiopteria grandis, Leiopteria gulata, Leiopteria hendersoni, Leiopteria hirundo, Leiopteria laevis, Leiopteria laminosa, Leiopteria longirostris, Leiopteria nitida, Leiopteria pennsylvanica, Leiopteria pseudolaevis, Leiopteria rafinesqui, Leiopteria rigauxi, Leiopteria squamosa, Leiopteria subovata, Leiopteria subplana, Leiopteria thompsoni, Leiopteria thomsoni, Leiopteria migrans, L. acadica, L. ancilla, L. ardmillanensis, L. bodana, L. borealis, L. carens, L. conradi, L. dawsoni, L. ehlersi, L. elongatum, L. gratissima, L. improvisa, L. improvisa, L. lamellosa, L. longispinum, L. lunulata, L. naviforme, L. novella, L. ohioense, L. parva, L. parvae, L. patricia, L. pteriformis, L. rhomboidea, L. rhomboideum, L. robustum, L. subrhomboidea, L. variabilis, L. venusta, L. fontinalis, L. actualaris, L. acutilaris, L. conradi, L. dekayi, L. laevis, L. marylandica, L. mesacostalis, L. nitida, L. sayi, L. torregi, L. ausablensis, L. lunulata, L. pseudolaevis, L. anatina, L. billingsi, L. cadmus, L. carboniferum, L. cimitum, L. clitus, L. cultellatum, L. deprati, L. eberti, L. extenuatum, L. guangxiensis, L. hector, L. jason, L. lichas, L. longa, L. maclurii, L. mathori, L. mortoni, L. naviforme, L. nereus, L. orus, L. patulum, L. pelops, L. phaon, L. propinquum, L. sociale, L. spinerigum, L. striatula, L. striatus, L. venusta, L. venuta, L. waviformes, L. stenzeli, Pteria conradi, Pteria kamenka

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Leptodesma (Leiopteria) buhaheensis Lu p. 466 figs. Pl 1, figs 18,21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusLeptodesmaHall 1883
subgenusLeiopteria(Hall 1883)
speciesbuhaheensis

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height241.535.648.542.09.14

Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 13:46:45
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:46:45
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Qinghai) Leptodesma buhaheensis (112862 type locality: 112863)