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Leda alkiensis

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Leda alkiensis was named by Clark (1925). Its type specimen is LSJU 49, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Nuculana alkiensis by Durham (1944).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Leda alkiensis Clark
1944Nuculana alkiensis Durham p. 134

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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
speciesalkiensis

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 alkiensis Clark 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available