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Leptodesma (Springeria)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Leptodesma (Springeria) was named by Elias (1957).

It was assigned to Leptodesma by Elias (1957).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Leptodesma acadica, Leptodesma actualaris, Leptodesma acutilaris, Leptodesma anatina, Leptodesma ancilla, Leptodesma ardmillanensis, Leptodesma ausablensis, Leptodesma billingsi, Leptodesma bodana, Leptodesma borealis, Leptodesma cadmus, Leptodesma carboniferum, Leptodesma carens, Leptodesma cimitum, Leptodesma clitus, Leptodesma conradi, Leptodesma conradi, Leptodesma cultellatum, Leptodesma dawsoni, Leptodesma dekayi, Leptodesma deprati, Leptodesma eberti, Leptodesma ehlersi, Leptodesma elongatum, Leptodesma extenuatum, Leptodesma fontinalis, Leptodesma gratissima, Leptodesma guangxiensis, Leptodesma hector, Leptodesma improvisa, Leptodesma improvisa, Leptodesma jason, Leptodesma laevis, Leptodesma lamellosa, Leptodesma lichas, Leptodesma longa, Leptodesma longispinum, Leptodesma lunulata, Leptodesma lunulata, Leptodesma maclurii, Leptodesma marylandica, Leptodesma mathori, Leptodesma mesacostalis, Leptodesma mortoni, Leptodesma naviforme, Leptodesma naviforme, Leptodesma nereus, Leptodesma nitida, Leptodesma novella, Leptodesma ohioense, Leptodesma orus, Leptodesma parva, Leptodesma parvae, Leptodesma patricia, Leptodesma patulum, Leptodesma pelops, Leptodesma phaon, Leptodesma pojetai, Leptodesma propinquum, Leptodesma pseudolaevis, Leptodesma pteriformis, Leptodesma rhomboidea, Leptodesma rhomboideum, Leptodesma robustum, Leptodesma sayi, Leptodesma sociale, Leptodesma spinerigum, Leptodesma stenzeli, Leptodesma striatula, Leptodesma striatus, Leptodesma subrhomboidea, Leptodesma torregi, Leptodesma variabilis, Leptodesma venusta, Leptodesma venusta, Leptodesma venuta, Leptodesma waviformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Leptodesma (Springeria) Elias p. 761

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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
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusLeptodesmaHall 1883
subgenusSpringeriaElias 1957

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.

Subg. †Leptodesma (Springeria) Elias 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 07:57:22
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:47:42
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Serpukhovian or 330.30000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Oklahoma) Leptodesma stenzeli (5611)