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Legumen ligula

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
L. mozambensis, L. napii, L. ooides
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. carolinense, L. carolinensis, L. ellipticum, L. planulatum

Synonymy list
No taxonomic opinions are available

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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
tribeTapetini(Gray 1851)
genusLegumenConrad 1858
speciesligula

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Legumen ligula (4647 4648 6603 6604 6616)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Arizona) Legumen ligula (53504 53511 56073)