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Leda magna

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Nucula magna was named by Lea (1833) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6771].

It was recombined as Nuculana magna by Conrad (1866), Kashirtsev (1959), Popov (1959), Muromtseva (1981) and Muromtseva and Guskov (1984); it was recombined as Leda magna by Harris (1919); it was recombined as Polidevcia magna by Biakov (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Nucula magna Lea
1866Nuculana magna Conrad
1919Leda magna Harris p. 62
1959Nuculana magna Kashirtsev p. 72 figs. Pl 40, fig 3
1959Nuculana magna Popov
1981Nuculana magna Muromtseva p. 27 figs. Pl 7, fig 2
1984Nuculana magna Muromtseva and Guskov p. 32 figs. Pl 2, figs 10,12,13; pl 3, figs 13-16
2002Nucula magna Kosnik
2007Polidevcia magna Biakov p. 174

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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
speciesmagna(Lea 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.

Leda magna Lea 1833
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available