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Leukoma staleyi

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Dosinia staleyi was named by Gabb (1866). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tapes staleyi by Gabb (1869); it was recombined as Chione staleyi by Dall (1909); it was recombined as Paphia stayleyi by Arnold and Hannibal (1913); it was recombined as Paphia (Protothaca) staleyi by Howe (1922); it was recombined as Venerupis (Protothaca) staleyi by Stewart (1930), Weaver (1942); it was synonymized subjectively with Venerupis (Protothaca) staminea by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Protothaca staleyi by Woodring and Bramlette (1950), Addicott (1969); it was recombined as Securella staleyi by Faustman (1964); it was recombined as Leukoma staleyi by Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Dosinia staleyi Gabb p. 24 figs. PL 7, Fig. 42
1869Tapes staleyi Gabb p. 57 figs. PI. 16, Fig. 17, 17a
1909Chione staleyi Dall p. 121
1913Paphia stayleyi Arnold and Hannibal
1922Paphia (Protothaca) staleyi Howe p. 98
1930Venerupis (Protothaca) staleyi Stewart pp. 222 - 223 figs. Plate 15, fig. 4
1942Venerupis (Protothaca) staleyi Weaver p. 170
1950Protothaca staleyi Woodring and Bramlette
1964Securella staleyi Faustman p. 120
1969Protothaca staleyi Addicott
2020Leukoma staleyi Hendy

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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
genusLeukomaRömer 1857
speciesstaleyi()

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.

Leukoma staleyi Gabb 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:39:18
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:39:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Gelasian or 11.63000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Alaska) Protothaca staleyi (37402 37414)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6USA (California) Protothaca staleyi (39327 39333 39334 39335 39351 39353 39354)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Oregon) Paphia stayleyi (71148 71152)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Protothaca staleyi (153705)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Protothaca staleyi (96571 96572 96574 96575) Venerupis staleyi (200412)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (California) Leukoma staleyi (214285 214287) Protothaca staleyi (189558 189561 189765 207642 207651 207654 207661 207663 207665 207666 207667 207668 207669 207671 207672 207673 207674 207675 207676 207677 207694 207701 207712 207713 207714 207718 207720 207723 207725 207728)