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Leukoma

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Leukoma Römer
1902Protothaca Dall p. 364
1922Paphia (Protothaca) Howe p. 98
1925Paphia (Protothaca) Oldroyd p. 6
1942Venerupis (Protothaca) Weaver p. 170
1948Notochione Hertlein and Strong
1961Colonche Olsson
1961Nioche (Antinioche) Olsson
1961Tropithaca Olsson
1969Protothaca da Silva Forti p. 86
1972Protothaca (Tropithaca) Hertlein p. 35
1982Nioche (Antinioche) Woodring p. 707
2001Protothaca Todd
2001Protothaca (Antinioche) Todd
2001Protothaca (Leukoma) Todd
2001Protothaca (Notochione) Todd
2001Protothaca (Tropithaca) Todd
2002Antinioche Sepkoski
2002Notochione Sepkoski
2002Protothaca Sepkoski
2006Protothaca Beu p. 277
2012Leukoma Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 771

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

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.

G. Leukoma Römer 1857
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Leukoma asperrima Sowerby 1835
Leukoma beili Olsson 1961
Leukoma columbiensis Sowerby 1835
Leukoma dolicha Woodring 1982
Leukoma ecuadoriana Olsson 1961
Leukoma grata Say 1831
Leukoma histrionica Sowerby 1835
Leukoma laciniata Carpenter 1864
Leukoma metodon Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
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Invalid names: Nioche (Nioche) mcgintyi Olsson 1961 [synonym], Nioche (Nioche) zorritensis Olsson 1961 [synonym]
Leukoma staleyi Gabb 1866
Leukoma staminea Conrad 1837
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Invalid names: Protothaca ruderata Deshayes 1853 [synonym], Tapes diversum Sowerby II 1852 [synonym]
Leukoma thaca Molina 1782
Invalid names: Antinioche Olsson 1961 [synonym], Colonche Olsson 1961 [synonym], Notochione Hertlein and Strong 1948 [synonym], Protothaca Dall 1902 [synonym], Tropithaca Olsson 1961 [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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (179 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan Protothaca iwakianus (52321) Protothaca tateiwai (52320 52322 52323)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Protothaca sp. (195081)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Protothaca sp. (136885)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan L. itoigawae (176558)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan L. itoigawae (70295 70301 70302)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Russian Federation Protothaca staminea (50048)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Japan Protothaca tateiwai, Protothaca sp. (44962)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Russian Federation Protothaca staminea (49978)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Nioche dolicha (93145 93146)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Alaska) Protothaca staleyi (37402 37414) Protothaca staylei (37399)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Russian Federation Protothaca staminea (49977)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Japan Protothaca tateiwai (52105 52108 52109 52112 52113 52115 52116 52117 52124 52178 52186 52222 52237)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Protothaca laciniata (194803 194891 194895 195029 195030 195038) Protothaca sp. (194894 195034) Protothaca staminea (194888)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6USA (California) Protothaca staleyi (39327 39333 39334 39335 39351 39353 39354)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Oregon) Paphia stayleyi (71148 71152)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Paphia staminea (206365 206366 206370 216913 220177 220190)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Protothaca staleyi (153705)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Venerupis staminea (96885 96887)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation Protothaca euglypta (70471) Protothaca staminea (49976)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan Protothaca tateiwai (97111)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador Protothaca grata (96598) Protothaca seymourensis, Protothaca grata, Nioche zorritensis (96596)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Protothaca staleyi (96571 96572 96574 96575) Venerupis staleyi (200412)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Chile L. antiqua (142300)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Peru Protothaca asperrima (219107)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Protothaca staminea (186031)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) L. staleyi (214285 214287) Protothaca staleyi (189558 189561 189765 207642 207651 207654 207661 207663 207665 207666 207667 207668 207669 207671 207672 207673 207674 207675 207676 207677 207694 207701 207712 207713 207714 207718 207720 207723 207725 207728)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Venerupis staminea (201624)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Venezuela Protothaca granulata (131267)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan Protothaca jedoensis (96970 97028)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Protothaca staminea (96590 96592 96593 96594)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Paphia staminea (71142)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Protothaca grata (96565)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Chile (Copiapó) Protothaca thaca (222837 222840 222876 222878 222879)
Quaternary2.588 - 0.0USA (California) Protothaca staminea (37933 37939 37940 37947 37948)
Quaternary2.588 - 0.0Chile (Copiapó) Protothaca thaca (223446)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Peru (Ica) Protothaca thaca (219105)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126USA (California) Paphia staminea (138723 222995 222998) Tapes staminea (222663 222664) Venerupis staminea (96884)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.781 - 0.0117USA (California) Protothaca staminea (223009) Tapes staminea (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Protothaca grata (44963 96559 96561 96562 96563)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Peru Protothaca thaca (76647)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Mexico Protothaca staminea (52347 67641 67642 67643 67644 226466 226467)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Canada (British Columbia) Protothaca staminea (75232)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Peru (Moquegua) Protothaca thaca (43707 43708 43710 43716)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Chile (Tarapaca) Protothaca thaca (96672)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Protothaca staminea (96591)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Paphia staminea (71059) Protothaca staminea (37676)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (California) Paphia staminea (202936) Protothaca staminea (37672 37673 37674 96589 96900 96901 203417 219029) Protothaca staminea, Protothaca ruderata (96555) Protothaca ternerrima, Protothaca staminea, Protothaca grata (160361) Tapes diversum (222650) Tapes staminea (222659 222662 222674) Tapes staminea, Tapes lacinatus (222660 222661) Venerupis staminea (59063 96895)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Panama (Panama) L. asperrima (160394 160395)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan (Akita) Protothaca jedoensis (56380)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Protothaca asperrima (97641)