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Saccella elenensis

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Leda elenensis was named by Sowerby I (1833). It is extant.

It was recombined as Nuculana (Jupiteria) elenensis by Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Saccella elenensis by Hendy (2021).

Synonyms
  • Leda acapulcensis was named by Pilsbry and Lowe (1932) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Eastern Pacific.]. It is extant.

    It was recombined as Saccella acapulcensis by Woodring (1973); it was synonymized subjectively with Nuculana (Jupiteria) elenensis by Coan et al. (2000).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Leda elenensis Sowerby I p. 198
1932Leda acapulcensis Pilsbry and Lowe
1973Saccella acapulcensis Woodring p. 492
2000Nuculana (Jupiteria) elenensis Coan et al. p. 88
2021Saccella elenensis Hendy

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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
specieselenensis(Sowerby I 1833)

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 elenensis Sowerby I 1833
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Invalid names: Leda acapulcensis Pilsbry and Lowe 1932 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available