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Leptodesma wupperanum eifelense

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Leptodesma wupperanum eifelense was named by Dahmer (1943). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Loc. 74. Warrigal Bend, Mitchell River National Park, which is in a Pragian marine siltstone/claystone in the Tabberabbera Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Leptodesma eifelense by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Leptodesma wupperanum eifelense Dahmer pp. 362-364 figs. pl. 3 f. 34-36
1963Leptodesma wupperanum eifelense Talent p. 90 figs. pl. 64 f. 26
2023Leptodesma eifelense Wagner

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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
familyPterineidae
genusLeptodesmaHall 1883
specieswupperanumDahmer 1943
subspecieseifelenseDahmer 1943

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.

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Diagnosis
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