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Leproconcha paradoxa

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae

Taxonomy
Leproconcha paradoxa was named by Giebel (1856). It is not extant. Its type locality is Lieskau Quarry, Halle, which is in a Triassic shallow subtidal limestone in Germany. It is the type species of Leproconcha.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Leproconcha paradoxa Giebel

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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
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyMalleidaeLamarck 1819
subfamilyIsognomoninae(Woodring 1925)
genusLeproconcha
speciesparadoxa

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.

Leproconcha paradoxa Giebel 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 07:48:14
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:46:35
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Middle Triassic or 246.70000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Leproconcha paradoxa (type locality: 201970)