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Saccella balboae

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Leda balboae was named by Brown and Pilsbry (1911). Its type specimen is ANSP (no number), a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Saccella balboae by Woodring (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Leda balboae Brown and Pilsbry p. 362 figs. pl. 27, fig. 8
1922Leda balboae Olsson p. 173
1973Saccella balboae Woodring p. 493

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusSaccellaWoodring 1925
speciesbalboae()

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.

Saccella balboae Brown and Pilsbry 1911
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Diagnosis
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