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Sphaeriola leedae

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Sphaeriola leedae was named by Marwick (1953) [TYPE LOCALITY: GS 349, Otapiri Gorge, Southland, New Zealand (Upper Aratauran: Sinemurian), TYPE REPOSITORY: GNS, New Zealand.].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Sphaeriola leedae Marwick p. 109 figs. pl. 10, figs. 10, 15, 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyFimbriinae(Nicol 1950)
genusSphaeriolaStoliczka 1871
speciesleedae

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.

Sphaeriola leedae Marwick 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Angulata or 201.40000 to 199.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.4 - 199.5New Zealand Sphaeriola leedae (63824)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9New Zealand Sphaeriola leedae (51866)