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Leda discors

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy

Nucula discors was named by Guembel (1861).

It was recombined as Leda discors by Böhm (1891).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

L. argoviensis, L. australis, L. basilissa, L. degeeri, L. diana, L. diphya, L. flexuosa, L. leiorhyncha, L. leptalea, L. megumaensis, L. nuda, L. polychoa, L. proteracuta, L. seeleyi, L. concava, L. fulgida, L. bonellii

Synonyms

Leda ehrlichi was named by Guembel (1861).

It was synonymized subjectively with Leda discors by Böhm (1891).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1861	Leda ehrlichi Guembel
1861	Nucula discors Guembel
1891	Leda discors Böhm p. 76 figs. Pl 3, figs 14,a-c

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia

Rank	Name	Author
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Protobranchia	(Pelseneer 1889)
superorder	Nuculaniformii	Carter et al. 2000
order	Nuculanida	(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamily	Nuculanoidea	Adams and Adams 1858
family	Nuculanidae	Adams and Adams 1858
genus	Leda	Link 1807
species	discors	(Guembel 1861)

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 discors Guembel 1861

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Invalid names: Leda ehrlichi Guembel 1861 [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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	Germany	Leda discors (213668)