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Leproconcha

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae

Taxonomy
Leproconcha was named by Giebel (1856) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr m]. It is not extant. Its type is Leproconcha paradoxa.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Isognomonidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Species
L. paradoxa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Leproconcha Giebel
2002Leproconcha Sepkoski
2014Leproconcha Ros-Franch et al.

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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(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyMalleidaeLamarck 1819
subfamilyIsognomoninae(Woodring 1925)
genusLeproconcha

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.

G. †Leproconcha Giebel 1856
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Leproconcha paradoxa Giebel 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available