| Ledella rhomboidea | |
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| Shell of Ledella rhomboidea (holotype) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
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]
This extinct marine species is endemic to Tasmania and were found in Tertiary strata.
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