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Leila
| Description | Leila may refer to: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leila, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Mycetopodidae : Leila | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Leila | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Leila Gray, 1840 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Gray J.E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152, in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp. . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Bivalvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Bivalvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Bivalvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. Bouchet, J.-P. Rocroi, and R. Bieler, J. G. Carter, E. V. Coan. 2010. Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families. Malacologia 52(2):1-184 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leila |
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Leila blainvilliana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leila esula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Columba I.Lea, 1837 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Mycetopodidae : Columba |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1840 | Leila Gray |
| 2010 | Leila Bouchet et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
