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Leptonoidea

Bivalvia - Cardiida

Taxonomy
Leptonacea was named by Gray (1847). It is extant.

It was corrected as Leptonoidea by Marquet (2005) and Nevesskaja (2009).

It was assigned to Teleodesmacea by Glenn (1904); to Lucinina by Newell (1965); to Veneroida by Dockery (1982), Maxwell (1992) and Marquet (2005); and to Lucinoida by Nevesskaja (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Leptonacea Gray
1904Leptonacea Glenn p. 322
1965Leptonacea Newell p. 19
1982Leptonacea Dockery p. 62
1992Leptonacea Maxwell p. 71
2005Leptonoidea Marquet
2009Leptonoidea Nevesskaja

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
superfamilyLeptonoidea(Gray 1847)
superfamilyLeptonoidea(Gray 1847)

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.

Superfm. Leptonoidea Gray 1847
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Fm. Erycinidae Gray 1847
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G. Arthritica Finlay 1927
G. Borniola Iredale 1924
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Borniola kaawaensis Bartrum and Powell 1928
G. †Erycina Lamarck 1805
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Subg. Erycina (Erycina) Lamarck 1805
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Subg. †Erycina (Hemilepton) Cossmann 1911
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Hemilepton nitidum Turton 1822
Erycina aequorea Conrad 1833
Erycina calvertensis Glenn 1904
Erycina catalaunensis Cossmann 1883
Erycina marylandica Glenn 1904
Erycina pliculata Dall 1900
Erycina pruna Glenn 1904
Erycina rectilinearis Conrad 1833
Erycina regifica Olsson 1914
Erycina rickardia Glenn 1904
Erycina speciosa Glenn 1904
Erycina striatissima Cerulli-Irelli 1908
Erycina whitfieldi Meyer 1886
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Litigiella adelaidensis Ludbrook 1955
G. Melliteryx Iredale 1924
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G. Myllita d'Orbigny 1850
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G. Myllitella Finlay 1926
G. †Parvikellia Laseron 1956
G. Semeloidea Bartrum and Powell 1928
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Semeloidea curryi Jeffery and Tracey 1997
Fm. Kelliidae Forbes and Hanley 1849
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Subg. Bornia (Bornia) Philippi 1836
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Subg. †Bornia (Temblornia) Keen 1943
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Bornia (Temblornia) frankiana Hertlein and Grant 1972
Bornia confusa Della Bella and Tabanelli 2007
Bornia cooki Willett 1937
Bornia depressa Glenn 1904
Bornia isosceles Harris 1919
Bornia mactroides Conrad 1834
Bornia marylandica Glenn 1904
Bornia perdita Harris 1919
Bornia plectopygia Dall 1900
Bornia scintillata Dall 1900
Bornia tallahalaensis Dockery 1982
Bornia triangula Glenn 1904
Bornia virginiana Olsson 1914
G. †Cicatella Laseron 1956
G. Marikellia Iredale 1936
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Marikellia solida Angas 1877
G. †Micropolia Laseron 1953
G. †Rhectomyax Stewart 1930
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Rhectomyax undulatus Gabb 1864
Fm. Montacutidae Clark 1855
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G. Altenaeum Spaink 1972
G. †Barrimysia Iredale 1929
G. Curvemysella Habe 1959
G. †Devonia
G. †Fastimysia Iredale 1929
G. †Fronsella Laseron 1956
G. †Mioerycina Kautsky 1939
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G. Montacuta Turton 1822
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Montacuta bowmani Holmes 1860
Montacuta dalli Cossman 1893
Montacuta donacina Wood 1840
Montacuta mariana Dall 1900
Montacuta schafferi Kautsky 1940
Montacuta sericea Tate 1887
Montacuta substriata Montague 1808
Montacuta truncata Wood 1840
G. †Montacutona Yamamoto 1959
G. Mysella Angas 1877
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Subg. Mysella (Mysella) Angas 1877
Subg. Mysella (Rochefortia) Velain 1877
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Rochefortia dawsoni Jeffreys 1864
Rochefortia reyana Willett 1937
Mysella beaufortensis Ward and Blackwelder 1987
Mysella ovata Hedley 1906
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Invalid names: Calvitium glabra Laseron 1953 [synonym]
Mysella trigonoelliptica Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
G. †Pileatona Laseron 1956
G. Pythinella Dall 1899
G. Tellimya Brown 1827
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Tellimya ferruginosa Montague 1808
G. †Virmysella Iredale 1930
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available