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Leukoma staminea (common littleneck)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus staminea was named by Conrad (1837). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tapes staminea by Ashley (1895); it was recombined as Paphia staminea by Arnold and Hannibal (1913); it was recombined as Venerupis (Protothaca) staminea by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Venerupis staminea by Delong (1941); it was recombined as Protothaca staminea by Addicott (1966); it was recombined as Protothaca (Protothaca) staminea by Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Leukoma staminea by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012), Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Venus staminea Conrad p. 250
1852Tapes diversa Sowerby II
1853Chione ruderata Deshayes p. 136
1855Tapes diversum Conrad
1895Tapes staminea Ashley p. 344
1913Paphia staminea Arnold and Hannibal
1931Venerupis (Protothaca) staminea Grant, IV and Gale p. 329 figs. Plate 18, Figures la, lb, '2a, 26
1931Paphia staminea ruderata Oldroyd and Grant IV p. 92
1941Venerupis staminea Delong
1963Protothaca ruderata Addicott
1966Protothaca staminea Addicott
2000Protothaca (Protothaca) staminea Coan et al. p. 374
2012Leukoma staminea Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 778
2021Leukoma staminea Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusLeukomaRömer 1857
speciesstaminea(Conrad 1837)

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.

Leukoma staminea Conrad 1837 [common littleneck]
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Invalid names: Protothaca ruderata Deshayes 1853 [synonym], Tapes diversum Sowerby II 1852 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:39:18
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:39:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (97 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Paphia staminea (206370)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246Russian Federation Protothaca staminea (50048)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Russian Federation Protothaca staminea (49978)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation Protothaca staminea (49977)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Protothaca staminea (194888)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Paphia staminea (206365 206366 216913 220177 220190)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Venerupis staminea (96885 96887)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Russian Federation Protothaca staminea (49976)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Protothaca staminea (238418 238435 238453 238455 238612)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Protothaca staminea (122752 186031)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (California) Venerupis staminea (237590)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (California) Protothaca staminea (168757)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Paphia staminea (71142)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Paphia staminea (240570 240571 240572 240574 240577) Venerupis staminea (201624 237604)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Protothaca staminea (96590 96592 96593 96594)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Protothaca staminea (37933 37939 37940 37947 37948)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Paphia staminea (138723 222995 222998) Tapes staminea (222663 222664) Venerupis staminea (96884)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Protothaca staminea (223009) Tapes staminea (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Paphia staminea (202936 240580) Protothaca staminea (37672 37673 37674 96589 96900 96901 203417 219029 240554 240589 240590 240650 240652 240653 240655 240661 240662) Protothaca staminea, Protothaca ruderata (96555) Tapes diversum (222650) Tapes staminea (222659 222660 222661 222662 222674) Venerupis staminea (59063 96895 226458 240593 240594 240595 240600 240603 240604 240614 240615 240620 240621)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (British Columbia) Protothaca staminea (75232)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Protothaca staminea (52347 67641 67642 67643 67644 226466 226467)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Paphia staminea (71059) Protothaca staminea (37676)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Protothaca staminea (96591)