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Leda subtrigona

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Nucula subtrigona was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Leda subtrigona by Harris (1919).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Nucula subtrigona Münster p. 84 figs. Pl 8, fig 14
1841Nucula nuda Wissmann p. 85 figs. Pl 8, fig 17
1848Nucula subtrigona Conrad p. 297
1865Nucula subtrigona Laube p. 67 figs. Pl 18, fig 13
1919Leda subtrigona Harris p. 70

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusLedaLink 1807
speciessubtrigona()

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.

Leda subtrigona Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Nucula nuda Wissmann 1841 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: 2007-07-27 04:12:34
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Oxfordian or 235.00000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Nucula subtrigona (144634) Nucula subtrigona, Nucula nuda (type locality: 137429)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) Nucula nuda (100669)