Ledella rhomboidea
| Ledella rhomboidea | |
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| Shell of Ledella rhomboidea (holotype) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Nuculanida |
| Superfamily: | Nuculanoidea |
| Family: | Nuculanidae |
| Genus: | Ledella |
| Species: | †L. rhomboidea
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| Binomial name | |
| †Ledella rhomboidea (May, 1922)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Nuculana rhomboidea May, 1922 | |
Ledella rhomboidea is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Nuculanidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 1.3 mm.
(Original description) The shell is minute, smooth, white and shining. It is rhomboidal, rounded in front, narrowly produced behind into a short beak. The hinge line is arcuate, bearing arrow-shaped teeth, strong on the anterior slope, but less so posteriorly.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This extinct marine species is endemic to Tasmania and were found in Tertiary strata.
References
[edit]- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Ledella rhomboidea (May, 1922) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1635210 on 2023-11-09
- ^ May, W.L. (1922) New species of fossil shells from Table Cape. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 1921, 9–12, pl. 4.