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Leionucula gabbi

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Nucula gabbi was named by Stanton (1895). Its type specimen is USNM 23047 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Leionucula gabbi by Kaim et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Nucula gabbi Stanton p. 51 figs. PI. VI, figs. 11 and 12
1938Nucula gabbi Anderson p. 94
2014Leionucula gabbi Kaim et al. pp. 424 - 425 figs. Fig. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyNuculoidea(Gray 1824)
familyNuculidaeGray 1824
genusLeionuculaQuenstedt 1930
speciesgabbi()

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.

Leionucula gabbi Stanton 1895
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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: 2008-11-15 10:09:53
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:53
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Tithonian to the top of the Late/Upper Barremian or 150.80000 to 125.45000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (California) Nucula gabbi (151980)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0USA (California) Leionucula gabbi (151966)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9USA (California) Nucula gabbi (83596)
Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian132.9 - 125.45USA (California) Nucula gabbi (216291)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45USA (California) Leionucula gabbi (177720)