Ledella rhomboidea

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Ledella rhomboidea
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Shell of Ledella rhomboidea (holotype)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Nuculanida
Superfamily: Nuculanoidea
Family: Nuculanidae
Genus: Ledella
Species:
†L. rhomboidea
Binomial name
†Ledella rhomboidea
(May, 1922)
Synonyms [1]

† Nuculana rhomboideaMay, 1922

Ledella rhomboidea is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Nuculanidae. [1]

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Description

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

This extinct marine species is endemic to Tasmania and were found in Tertiary strata.

References

  1. 1 2 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
  2. ↑ 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.
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