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Litorhadia astoriana

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Yoldia (Portlandia) astoriana was named by Henderson (1920).

It was recombined as Nuculana astoriana by Durham (1944); it was recombined as Litorhadia astoriana by Moore (1963) and Moore (1983).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. albirupina, L. milamensis, L. undulata, L. valdefragilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Yoldia (Portlandia) astoriana Henderson
1944Nuculana astoriana Durham p. 134
1963Litorhadia astoriana Moore p. 56 figs. Plate 12, figures 11, 14, 17, 21
1983Litorhadia astoriana Moore p. A23 figs. Plate 3,figure 9

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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
genusLitorhadia()
speciesastoriana(Henderson 1920)

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.

†Litorhadia astoriana Henderson 1920
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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

Age range: base of the Oligocene to the top of the Langhian or 33.90000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Nuculana astoriana (208177)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Oregon) Litorhadia astoriana (39805)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Litorhadia astoriana (39595)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Litorhadia astoriana (39700)