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Leidapoconcha gigantea

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Mysidiellidae

Taxonomy
Leidapoconcha gigantea was named by Stiller and Chen (2006). Its type specimen is NIGPAS 137015 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Leidapo/Bangtoupo, Qingyan, which is in an Anisian open shallow subtidal mudstone/mixed carbonate-siliciclastic in the Qingyan Formation of China. It is the type species of Leidapoconcha.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Leidapoconcha gigantea Stiller and Chen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyMysidiellidaeCox 1964
genusLeidapoconcha
speciesgigantea

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.

Leidapoconcha gigantea Stiller and Chen 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Leidapoconcha gigantea (type locality: 60842)