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Leda zitteli

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Leda zitteli was named by Böhm (1891). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gerhardtsreiter Graben, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate marl in the Gerhardsreit Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Leda zitteli Böhm p. 77 figs. Pl 3, figs 15,a
1902Leda zitteli Oppenheim p. 439 figs. Pl 7, figs 7-7a

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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
specieszitteli

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 zitteli Böhm 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-07-27 04:12:34
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian to the top of the Ypresian or 70.60000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany Leda zitteli (type locality: 213668)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Egypt Leda zitteli (169302)