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Leiopteria verrucosa

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Avicula verrucosa was named by Gemmellaro (1892). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rocca di San Benedetto, calcare compatto, Sosio, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy.

It was recombined as Leiopteria verrucosa by Gemmellaro (1896).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Leiopteria verrucosa Gemmellaro p. 38 figs. Pl 23, fig 11

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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
genusLeiopteriaHall 1883
speciesverrucosa(Gemmellaro 1892)

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.

†Leiopteria verrucosa Gemmellaro 1892
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Diagnosis
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