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Leda lacryma

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Nucula lacryma was named by Sowerby (1824). It is the type species of Dacromya.

It was recombined as Dacryomya lacryma by Agassiz (1842); it was recombined as Leda lacryma by Lundgren (1895).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Nucula lacryma Sowerby
1842Dacryomya lacryma Agassiz
1895Leda lacryma Lundgren p. 204 figs. Pl. 4, Fig. 20

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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
genusLedaLink 1807
specieslacryma(Sowerby 1824)

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.

Leda lacryma Sowerby 1824
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Diagnosis
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